i4cp Announces Finalists for the 2025 Next Practice Awards
The i4cp 2025 Next Practice Awards recognize groundbreaking innovations in HR, talent, and workforce strategy—honoring organizations that are driving measurable business impact through next practices.
We’re excited to announce the 10 finalists for this year’s awards, selected for their exceptional work in areas such as career development, culture transformation, employee experience, and AI-driven workforce strategies. These organizations exemplify the next practices that set high-performance companies apart:
Announcing the 2025 Next Practice Award Finalists:
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee - BlueSky Institute: Creating a New IT Pipeline Unlike Any Other
- Domino’s - Evolving Domino’s Leadership Essentials – Growth & Impact After 1.5 Years
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Transforming HPE Performance Management and Fostering a High-Performance Culture to Accelerate Organizational Results
- Mattress Firm - Attract, Grow, Mobilize & Inspire Great Talent Throughout Every Step of the Employee Journey to Drive Retention and Overall Business Results
- Thrivent - Bringing Leadership Competency Model to Life at Thrivent
- Micron Technology - Workplace wellbeing – A Path to High Performance and Engagement
- Mondelēz International - Building an Inclusive Culture to Achieve Better Outcomes and Performance
- The E.W. Scripps Company - Empowering Our Workforce: How Internal Mobility is Strengthening Culture and Retention at Scripps
- The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company - Wawanesa University: Learn. Grow. Thrive
- Zillow Group - Unlocking the Competitive Advantage: How Zillow Used AI to Enhance Performance Management and the Future of Work
The discovery of next practices—human capital strategies that are highly correlated with better market performance, but that most companies have not yet adopted—is a primary focus of i4cp’s research. To that end, i4cp looks to its community of member organizations to uncover world-class examples of next practices in action. This innovative group was chosen based on their ability to implement cutting-edge workforce strategies that deliver significant ROI, advance their field, and support employees in meaningful ways.
Winners will be announced live at i4cp’s Next Practices Now Conference on March 5, 2025, in Scottsdale, AZ. Case studies featuring the finalist initiatives are available exclusively to i4cp members. Join i4cp in-person or virtually as we celebrate these industry trailblazers at the top-rated conference for senior HR leaders.