Reworked Impact Awards
The Reworked IMPACT Awards celebrate exceptional work in the field of the employee experience.
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Award Categories
Not all categories are offered in all years.
For Practitioners
Employee Experience
Leader of the Year
Recognizes the important work of senior leaders responsible for improving the employee experience.
Employee Journey
Innovation
Recognizes departments or teams that have implemented the most novel and/or impactful employee experience initiative over the past year. The initiative could have targeted any stage of the employee journey (onboarding, development, retention, etc.).
Collaboration
Excellence
Recognizes departments or teams that have implemented an initiative in the past year to improve collaboration between employees, either within teams or cross-functionally.
Innovative Use of
Workplace Technology
Recognizes departments or teams that have implemented the most novel and/or innovative workplace technology product or solution to improve the employee experience at their organization.
For Vendors
Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution
Recognizes the vendor that has helped one of their customers increase workplace productivity in the most innovative way.
Excellence in Employee Intranet & Communication Platforms
Recognizes the vendor that has demonstrated exceptional client impact in the area of employee intranet, communications hub or communications platform.
Best Learning Innovation for the Hybrid Workplace
Recognizes the vendor that has done the most to apply learning to the digital employee experience for one of their customers. This category focuses on fully digital and hybrid learning solutions, rather than entirely in-person
Best Innovation in
Employee Engagement
Recognizes the vendor that has done the most for one of their customers to improve employee engagement and workplace culture in an innovative or new way.
2024 Winners
Practitioner Awards
Employee Experience
Leader of the Year
Diane Psaras, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, VITAS Healthcare
Employee Journey
Innovation (Gold)
Monster
Employee Journey
Innovation (Silver)
GM Financial
Collaboration
Excellence (Gold)
IBM Research
Collaboration Excellence (Silver)
DeKalb County Govt.
Innovative Use of Workplace Technology (Gold)
BlackRock
Innovative Use of Workplace Technology (Silver)
Comcast
Vendor Awards
Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution (Gold)
ActivTrak
Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution (Silver
Robin Powered
Excellence in Employee Intranet & Communication Platforms (Gold)
NetSfere
Excellence in Employee Intranet & Communication Platforms (Silver)
Poppulo
Best Learning Innovation for the Hybrid Workplace (Gold)
BILT Incorporated
Best Innovation in Employee Engagement (Gold)
HiBob
Best Innovation in Employee Engagement (Silver)
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About the Reworked Impact Awards
The IMPACT Awards celebrate exceptional work in the field of the employee experience. Honors are given to practitioners and vendors responsible for creating a notable impact either within their organization (practitioners) or for their customers (vendors).
If you want to showcase your company’s internal practices you should apply for the practitioner awards.
If you want to showcase the work you’ve done for a customer/client you should apply for the vendor awards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the IMPACT Awards?
The IMPACT Awards is a prestigious recognition program, celebrating exceptional work in the field of employee experience. Honors are bestowed on both exceptional practitioners (individuals, departments and teams) and vendors (companies and their customers).
How do I apply for the IMPACT Awards?
Visit awards.simplermedia.com/ex to apply.
What’s new this year?
We have reduced the fee to apply for the Employee Experience Leader of the Year, to $49.
Who is eligible to apply?
- Nominees for the practitioner awards should be EX leaders, departments and teams who have deployed superior EX initiatives or technology over the past year.
- Individuals and teams may self-nominate for any award.
- Nominees for the vendor awards should be vendors who have solved a particularly impressive challenge for one of their clients in the last year.
What is the difference between the practitioner and the vendor awards?
- If you want to showcase your company’s internal practices you should apply for the practitioner awards.
- Companies whose business model includes EX programs, platforms or solutions may not apply for the practitioner awards.
- If you want to showcase the work you’ve done for a customer/client you should apply for the vendor awards.
- Vendors must apply on behalf of a customer. Your customer’s name may remain anonymous, although we encourage you to identify them in your application.
What are the awards categories?
- Practitioner categories
- Employee Experience Leader of the Year
- Recognizes the important work of senior leaders responsible for improving the employee experience.
- Employee Journey Innovation
- Recognizes the department or team that has implemented the most novel and/or impactful employee experience initiative over the past year. The initiative could have targeted any stage of the employee journey (onboarding, development, retention, etc.).
- Collaboration Excellence
- Recognizes departments or teams that have implemented an initiative in the past year to improve collaboration between employees, either within teams or cross-functionally.
- Innovative Use of Workplace Technology
- Recognizes the department or team that has implemented the most novel and/or innovative workplace technology product or solution within the past year to improve the employee experience at their organization.
- Employee Experience Leader of the Year
- Vendor categories
- Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution
- Recognizes the vendor that has helped one of their customers increase workplace productivity in the most innovative way.
- Excellence in Employee Intranet & Communication Platforms
- Recognizes the vendor that has demonstrated exceptional client impact in the area of employee intranet, communications hub or communications platform.
- Best Learning Innovation for the Hybrid Workplace
- Recognizes the vendor that has done the most to apply learning to the digital employee experience for one of their customers. This category focuses on fully digital and hybrid learning solutions, rather than entirely in-person strategies.
- Best Innovation in Employee Engagement
- Recognizes the vendor that has done the most for one of their customers to improve employee engagement and workplace culture in an innovative or new way.
- Most Innovative Workplace Productivity Solution
Is there a cost to apply? How do I pay?
- For the Employee Experience Leader of the Year award, there is a $49 fee per application.
- For all other practitioner awards, there is a $195 fee per application.
- For vendor awards, there is a $995 fee per application.
- All application fees are payable by credit card prior to application submission. Applications are not considered final until fees are paid in full.
- Occasionally we offer discounts on the application fees or organizations wishing to enter multiple categories. Contact us for more information.
How long does it take to complete the application?
Applications should take 1-2 hours to complete.
Is there a word limit? Can I include charts, photos or other attachments in my application?
- All application questions have minimum and maximum word counts. These vary and are listed on each question.
- Charts, photos and other attachments are not allowed.
Who are the judges?
Judges are volunteer practitioners, specialists, consultants and EX experts, recruited for their field expertise.
What is the judging process and criteria?
- Judges apply through the awards portal and are vetted by Reworked prior to reviewing applications.
- Judges receive detailed instructions and a scoring rubric to assist in the review process.
- Judges agree to keep all material confidential. Certain application fields with proprietary information are not shared with judges.
- All applications are reviewed by multiple judges to minimize bias. Judges are not assigned applications from participants in their own industry and judges can recuse themselves from any application to avoid direct or indirect conflicts of interest.
How are the winners determined?
- Judge scores are aggregated to determine the final winners of each category.
- Judges only score Part 3 of each application. Demographics information is not scored and not given to judges.
How are the finalists notified? When are the winners announced?
- Finalists will be notified through email once the judging period is over.
- Some finalists may be contacted by phone.
- Winners are announced in a press release once all winners have been personally notified of their status.
How are winners recognized?
- Winners are recognized in the following ways:
- Press release on Reworked, promoted through PR channels.
- As part of a longer awards article on Reworked.
- Mention on awards website.
- Opportunity to participate in Reworked TV.
What do winners receive?
- Winners receive a physical trophy as well as a digital badge for social media promotion.
- All awards participants receive a scorecard, with their score and judge comments.
Who were last year’s winners?
How will my application data be used?
By signing up for the IMPACT Awards, you agree to receive emails related to the awards program, including (but not limited to) reminder emails, open/close dates and finalist status. All finalists and winners will be contacted through email and may be contacted via phone for additional information. Winners’ contact information may be shared with our Awards team for the purpose of coordinating your participation in our events. Winners’ addresses will be shared with our awards vendors for the purposes of awards delivery and digital badge distribution. Finalists’ and winners’ application data may be shared with our Editorial team for background information only.
Who do I contact if I have any questions?
Please send all questions to [email protected].
2024 Judges
Judges are volunteer practitioners, specialists, consultants and EX experts, recruited for their field expertise.
Alicia Turner
President, North Compass Solutions
Amelia Golonka
HR Business Partner, Campbell Oil Company
Amy DeFilippo
HR and Recruiting Manager, CivicScience
Andrew Lindsay
Head of Enterprise Design, Kraft Heinz
Angela Shaw
Senior Vice President of Talent, Amplify Credit Union
Angie Quinn
EVP/CHRO, American Integrity Insurance
Annette Franz
CEO, CX Journey
Ashley Welton
National Manager, PRS
Barry Sharma
Director, Workplace & Network Technology, SMBC Manufacturers Bank
Brittany Arteaga
Senior Human Resources Manager, Ashley Furniture Industries
Carolyn Clark
VP of EX Strategy, Simpplr
Catherine Brinkman
Vice President of Client Experience, Dale Carnegie Training — Center of Excellence NYC
Cheri Marone
Director, UX Strategy, Hero Digital
Christopher Nardecchia
CDIO, Rockwell Automation
Christopher Vice
Chief Design Officer, Studio Science
Colin Crowley
CX Advisor, Freshworks
Daniela Iancu
Learning/Leadership Development Specialist, IDEXX
Deidre Alves
CLO, ExuLAB
Dennis Hill
Chairman & CEO, IHRIM
Desiree Danielson
People Operations, Emurgo
Diane August
Chief Learning Architect, Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Elizabeth Mackey
Marketing, Dunn Solutions Group
Erin McAuley
Former SVP Talent & Culture, Pinterest
Eryc Eyl
Real Culture Change
Ethan McCarty
CEO, Integral
Faithe Hart
VP Global Talent, Align Technology
First Hope Mascott
Sr. Channel Marketing Manager, Kentico
Frank Strong
Founder & President, Sword and the Script Media
Ginger Trumbo
Director, HR Administration, Crown Bakeries
Holly Burkett
Principal, hb Consulting | Evaluation Works
Ingrid Wilson
Founder & Principal, GridFern Strategic HR
Iwo Szapar
Co-founder & CEO, Remote-First Institute & Remote-how
Jackie Wolff
Sr Director, Global Workplace Experience, Performance, and Data, The Coca-Cola Company
Jamie Earles
Sr. HR Business Partner, Towne Mortgage Company
Jason Cherry
Director, IS Technology Services, Lexington Medical Center
Jem Lugo
HR and Talent Manager, Equitas Academy
Jessica Hancock
Data Management Business Process Director, Dow Chemical
Joanne Lakomski
Resorceress, Human Resorceress
Jody Britten
Head of Research and Innovation, Team4Tech Foundation
Joy Bronson
HR Associate Experience Specialist, embecta
Juanita Olguin
Sr. Director, Product Marketing, Platform & Workplace Solutions, Coveo
Kaleashia Anderson
Travel Advisor, Anderson Escapes Travel
Karen Downs
Owner, Intranet Advisor’s
Kate Lister
President, Global Workplace Analytics
Kathrin Davis
Dir Software Dev, Programming.com
Kinjal Shah
Founder, GlobalMavin
Kiran Bandyopadhyay
SVP, Wells Fargo
Kirsten Culbertson
Senior Director, Digital Communications — Internal, Comcast
Kisha Chandler
Business Career Coordinator/Instructor, Molloy University
Laurel Dzneladze
Digital Communications Platform Leader, LinkedIn
Lisa I. Perez
President, HBL Resources
Lorraine Serva
Chief People Officer, SDI
Louis Gordon
Director of Analyst and Influencer Relations, HiBob
Martha Dzawanda
HR Manager, ONE Properties
Maureen Boland
Instructional Designer, Scissortail
Mallory O’Connor
Practice Lead, Culture and Transformation, Habanero Consulting
Marcos Lindley
Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Michelle Kaltenbach
Customer Experience Manager, Internal Programs, NRG
Michelle O’Neal
Operations & Human Resources, Comit Developers
Nanci Gulley
HR Director, Get Air Management
Nicole Stibbe
Founder and Principal, Soulwork Alliance
Nida Mehtab
Founder and CEO, Caryatid
Nirmal Parikh
Head of Digital, NWN Carousel
Noushin Khushrushahi
Director, Product Marketing, OvationCXM
Olja Aleksic
Founder, Sapfo Groove Initiative
Paulina Davila
VP Workforce Analytics, Head of Data Visualization and Storytelling, JPMorgan Chase
Rachel Happe
Founder and Digital Workplace Catalyst, Engaged Organizations
Rebecca Briscoe
Infrastructure Branch Director, DHS-FEMA
Rena Lewis
Founder & Chief Strategy Advisor, Signature Intentions
Richard Butler,
Principal — Technology Business Analysis, AT&T
Rishi Vajpeyi
Vice President of Federal Strategy, Qualtrics
Sameer Ranjan
Chief Technology Officer, Catenate
Saumya Sanjeev
VP, DMI
Scott Abel
Content Strategy Evangelist, The Content Wrangler
Scott Williams
IT Director, City of Goldsboro
Shannon Ogborn
RecOps Consultant & Community Lead, Ashby
Sharath Dodda
IT Senior Engineering Manager, TD
Shawndolyn Williams
Admin Support 2, Division of Human Services
Steve Garone
Founder & Chief Analyst, Lake Shore Analytics
Sukran Delan Calleja
People Operations Associate, Village Capital
Summer Issawi
Senior Learning Designer, MSU Federal Credit Union
Tami DeVore
Director of Finance and H/R, ThompsonBaker Agency
Tammy Polanco
Director of HR and Administration, Ability Central/CCAF
TaVonda Brown
Owner/Founder, God’s Loving Arms Tax Consulting Services
Tiffany Prince
Chief Performance Officer, Prince Performance
Tim Ahlemius
VP, Strategic Initiatives, Americaneagle.com
Todd Felton
Principal, StitchDX
Tom Dewaele
VP Global People Experience, Google
Tosha Turner
HRBP, NaphCare
Tracey Danner-Odenwelder
Founder, Total Dynamic Organization
Tyler Yim
Enterprise Business Development, Azurite
Valamere Mikler
Faculty Credential Evaluator/Adjunct Professor, University of the People
William Siffel
Director, Employee Experience, Exhibit Concepts
Yvonne Lal
Director, End User Computing Sales Specialist, Vmware