Excellence in Practice 

Thirty-five organizations are recognized with awards and citations for their learning and performance practices and solutions that get results. The winners are from a record 11 countries:  Argentina, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, and the United States. 

Practices are recognized in these categories: career development, learning technologies, managing change, organizational learning, performance improvement, training management, and workplace learning and development.

Awards are presented to proven practices that have delivered measurable results for their organizations

• AlliedBarton Security Services: Mission Possible: Leadership Boot Camp
  King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
  Award category:  workplace learning and development
  Citation category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 8.

• Catholic Healthcare Partners: CHP Leadership Academy
  Cincinnati, Ohio
  Partner: Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina
  Award categories:  managing change, and workplace learning and development
  Citation category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 8.
  
• DIRECTV: Desktop Learning: Implementing Visual Fluency and Desktop Tools to Impact Learning and Performance
  Boise, Idaho
  Category:  learning technologies
  Summary – See page 9.
  
• Farmers Insurance Group: Farmers^® Journey to Success
  Agoura Hills, California
  Categories: career development, organizational learning, and performance improvement
  Summary – See page 9. 
  
• Global Bilgi: Team Leader Development Program
  Istanbul, Turkey
  Award category:  workplace learning and development
  Citation categories: career development and organizational learning
  Summary – See page 9.
  
• Infosys BPO: Project Genesis
  Bangalore, India
  Category:  training management
  Summary – See page 10.
  
• InterContinental Hotels Group: People Notice
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Partner: The Forum Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts
  Category:  managing change
  Summary – See page 10.
  
• KPMG: Pretty Liquid Simulated Audit
  Montvale, New Jersey
  Partner: NxLevel, Hopewell, New Jersey
  Partner: PIXELearning, Coventry, United Kingdom
  Category:  learning technologies
  Summary – See page 10.
  
• MaineGeneral Health: Improving Employee Satisfaction and Patient Safety One Crucial Conversation at a Time
  Augusta, Maine
  Partner: VitalSmarts, Provo, Utah
  Category:  managing change
  Summary – See page 11.
  
• Reliance Industries Limited, Patalganga Manufacturing Division: Learning Function's Role as Business Partner: Empowering People with Knowledge to Achieve Business Goals
  Maharashtra, India
  Category:  organizational learning
  Summary – See page 11.
  
• SumTotal Systems: TotalImmersion
  Mountain View, California
  Category:  career development
  Summary – See page 11.
  
• Tao Heung Group Limited: The Unconventional Chef
  Hong Kong, China
  Category:  workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 12.

Citations are presented to practices from which much is to be learned, but which have not yet reached the award level.

• Academic Hospital Maastricht: Burnout Prevention Program with HPI Inside
  Maastricht, The Netherlands
  Partner: Blue Note Consultants, Maastricht, The Netherlands
  Category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 13.
  
• Agilent Technologies: Accelerating Leadership and Business Acumen
  Santa Clara, California
  Partner: BTS-USA, San Francisco, California
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 13.
  
• AlliedBarton Security Services: GuardTek Inspector
  King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
  Category: learning technologies
  Summary – See page 13.
  
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Career Planning Services and Take 5 Program
  McLean, Virginia
  Category: career development
  Summary – See page 14.
  
• Cartus Corporation: Onboarding for Retention: Bridging the Generation Gap
  Danbury, Connecticut
  Category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 14.
  
• Chrysler : New Vehicle Sales Workshop
  Auburn Hills, Michigan
  Partner: ES3, Rochester Hills, Michigan
  Category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 14.
  
• Farmers Insurance Group: District Manager University for Small Business
  Agoura Hills, California
  Partner: Inner Harbor Partners in Performance, Baltimore, Maryland
  Category: career development
  Summary – See page 15.
  
• Farmers Insurance Group: Value Insurance Program
  Agoura Hills, California
  Category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 15.
  
• Hang Seng Bank: Strategic Collaboration for a New Insurance Sales Culture
  Hong Kong, China
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 15.
  
• Healthways: Navigating the Perfect Storm: Scaling Learning for Aggressive Growth
  Nashville, Tennessee
  Category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 16.
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company: Advanced Procurement Training
  Palo Alto, California
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 16.
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company: Business Process Management & Quality
  Palo Alto, California
  Partner: Compuware Corporation, Englewood, Colorado
  Partner: Servitium USA, Jacksonville, Florida
  Category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 16.
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company: Fly High: General Manager Program for Sales Directors
  Campbell, California, and Grenoble, France
  Partner: Mercuri/ PMI, Atlanta, Georgia
  Category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 17.
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company: Global Content Model
  Marlboro, Massachusetts
  Category: training management
  Summary – See page 17.
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company: RAIL–Remotely Assisted Instructional Learning
  Palo Alto, California
  Category: learning technologies
  Summary – See page 17.
  
• Hewlett-Packard Company: Sales Recruiter and Hiring Manager Online Training
  Houston, Texas
  Category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 18.
  
• Hong Kong Disneyland Resort: Blending the Best of East and West: New Employee Integration Program
  Hong Kong, China
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 18.
  
• HSBC: Direct Banking e3 Program
  Taipei, Taiwan
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 18.
  
• IBM Corporation: Experienced-Based Learning
  Armonk, NY
  Category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 19.
  
• KIA Motors Europe: Centralized Training Initiative to Support the Pan-European Launch of the Kia c’eed
  Frankfurt, Germany
  Partner: Raytheon Training International, Ruesselsheim, Germany
  Category: training management
  Summary – See page 19.
  
• Nike: Line of Sight: A Full Immersion Business Simulation
  Beaverton, Oregon
• Partner: Organizational Systems International, San Diego, California
  Category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 19.
  
• PepsiCo International: Building a Globally Inclusive Organization
  Purchase, New York
  Partner: Training Management Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey
  Partner: Executive Diversity Services, Seattle, Washington
  Partner: Domino Perspectives, Galway, Ireland
  Category: managing change
  Summary – See page 20.
  
• Purolator: Top Gun Program: Blended Learning for Mid-Level Managers
  Mississauga, Canada
  Partner: TrainingFolks, Woodbridge, Canada
  Partner: Communicare, Toronto Canada
  Category: organizational learning
  Summary – See page 20.
  
• Rockwell Collins: Enterprise Mentoring Program
  Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  Partner: Triple Creek Associates, Greenwood, Colorado
  Category: learning technologies
  Summary – See page 20.
  
• Satyam Computer Services: Full Life Cycle Leader Certification
  Hyderabad, India
  Category: career development, workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 21.
  
• Schenker China: Management Development Program
  Hong Kong, China
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 21.
  
• Tenaris: TenarisUniversity
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Category: managing change
  Summary – See page 21.
  
• The Hong Kong Police Force: Scenario-Based Interactive Multi-Player Simulation
  Hong Kong, China
  Category: learning technologies
  Summary – See page 22.
  
• Time Warner Cable: The S3 Sales Training Solution: Sell. Satisfy. Succeed.
  Stamford, Connecticut
  Partner: Accelerated Business Results, Maineville, Ohio
  Partner: Gillespie Associates, Rochester, New York
  Category: managing change
  Summary – See page 22.
  
• Tipco Asphalt: Developing and Retaining High Potentials
  Bangkok, Thailand
  Orchid Slingshot, Bangkok, Thailand
  Category: performance improvement
  Summary – See page 22.
  
• U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Life Cycle Management Command: AMCOM Leader Development Life Cycle
  Huntsville, Alabama
  Partner: Analytical Services, Huntsville, Alabama
  Category: workplace learning and development
  Summary – See page 23.