This is India’s boldest recognition platform for those shaping the future of work, culture, learning, and leadership.
We exist to:
To champion a new era for India Inc—where learning is a strategic weapon, leadership is deliberately engineered, and culture is a force that shapes organisations’ destiny.
These awards exist to honour the vanguards—organizations & individuals who are not just investing in people, but unleashing them as catalysts of innovation, resilience, and growth. This platform aims to fuel a nationwide shift: from transactional training to transformative learning, from managing people to mobilizing leaders, from culture as rhetoric to culture as a results-driving system. It is a bold invitation to reimagine the architecture of organizations—powered by purpose, built through people, and benchmarked against the future.
A WHOLE NEW COMPASS.
Unlike conventional awards that rely heavily on surface-level metrics or polished presentations, this
platform goes deeper—into intent, design, execution, and impact.Here's how:
Judging isn’t limited to submissions alone. Shortlisted entries may go through data validation, and qualitative reviews to assess authenticity and systemic depth.
Submissions are evaluated not just on outcomes, but on the purpose driving them—how they solve real business and human challenges.
Jurors remain anonymous to ensure independence, integrity, and zero influence from applicants.
Initiatives are assessed on their ability to shape future capability, leadership agility, and cultural resilience—not just current KPIs.
Context matters. Sector, scale, and maturity are factored into evaluation, ensuring equity over uniformity.
These awards aren’t about who did it best.
They’re about who’s building what’s next.
IMPACT LIES IN THE PROCESS
HEY, IT’S APPLAUSE O’CLOCK
Nominations
Submission Deadline
21st
September 2025
People Matters Editorial &
Research Check & Assessment
22nd - 23rd
September 2025
Jury
Evaluation
24th- 28th
September 2025
Winners Organisation
Felicitation
8th
October 2025
The jury will remain confidential to uphold the highest standards of integrity and impartiality. Composing some of the most respected CHROs, L&D, and culture leaders, this distinguished panel will evaluate without influence or interruption. This approach protects the sanctity of the process—ensuring that recognition is earned, not lobbied. It is a bold step toward preserving fairness, privacy, and the transformative spirit of these awards.
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOMENTUM IS
• For 10 categories, please reach out to the team for a special discount.
• Fee is per category and 18% GST is extra
