2021 Best Practices

Rosendin: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 10 At employee-owned electrical contractor Rosendin, the pandemic served as a platform to launch virtual instructor-led training. When COVID-19 began its...

Valvoline Instant Oil Change: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 7 At Valvoline Instant Oil Change, success is not a nebulous idea. Technicians get certified within 60 days.

The talent development practices and programs highlighted on the following pages have demonstrated clear and measurable results that the companies have used to improve and develop their...

Panda Restaurant Group: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 16 The restaurant chain pursues two goals: to become a world leader in people development and be loved by its guests. The restaurant chain...

The BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development. McLean, Virginia7-time winnerBooz Allen Hamilton prioritizes...

Power Grid Corporation of India: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 8 Unwilling to put its growth on hold, this global utility company pressed on with TD initiatives that scaled learning across its...

Talent development leaders report that having team members pursue and achieve certifications provides exponential benefits that go far beyond the individual learner. By building expertise,...

Hitachi Vantara: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 11 Technology company Hitachi Vantara was uniquely positioned to meet the challenges of the pandemic. Built on a people-first philosophy and a...

Visa: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 9 Diversity and inclusion training takes center stage to meet this international organizations needs. When a company competes in all corners of the world, it...

BMO Financial Group: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 18 As the extraordinary challenges of the pandemic, the economic downturn, and racial and social inequality have tested the world, BMO Financial...

The Cognizant Academy team balances accelerated but effective training for associates across varying subject areas and career stages. At the center of how the company achieves its...

The BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development. Thus, it launched the People First talent strategy as part of...

The BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development. Atlanta, Georgia2-time winnerThe American Cancer Society relies...

The BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development. View the entire list of 2021 BEST Award winners.Cincinnati,...

An engrained tradition of LD has enabled University Health to cope with the travails of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, what could be more appropriate for the Association for Talent Development...

Pax8: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 14 Employees of IT company Pax8 are more than just supportive teammatestheyre proudly called wingmen(or women). Answer: By portraying a wily David armed with...

Ten-plus-time BEST Award winners share insights and lessons learned from navigating unique and challenging conditions. Best of the BEST companies are BEST Award winners that the Association...

Sangok Yoo, assistant professor of management at Northwest Missouri State University, contends that expertise-domain diversity and expertise-level diversity are two often-overlooked areas...

Paylocity: 2021 BEST Award Winner, 12 Members of the LD team at Paylocity, a software publishing firm headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, clearly recall the day last year when the...

The BEST Awards recognize organizations that demonstrate enterprise-wide success as a result of employee talent development. Choice Hotels associates and franchisees needed to be able to...