2024 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards® Silver winners for Best Leadership Development for Women
Coveted by companies across Australia and globally, the HCM Excellence Awards® honour the best in Human Capital Management (HCM) programs that have achieved measurable results. The awards are highly competitive, with approximately 20% of entries recognised across Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels each year.
In 2024, Inkling, in partnership with the Australian Department of Defence and global engineering firm Aurecon, achieved the second highest honour of Silver in the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion category of the Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards® for Best Leadership Development for Women, recognising the acclaimed Ascend program.
The Best Leadership Development for Women category celebrates best practices in creating and delivering effective leadership development programs tailored for women aspiring to leadership roles. Ascend is a standout initiative focused on empowering high-potential women in the engineering and defence sectors, where female representation in leadership has traditionally been low.
2023 LearnX® Platinum Award Winner for Best Diversity & Inclusion Initiative
The LearnX® Awards are an international and professional awards program that recognises multiple fields of learning and talent development.
In 2023, Inkling, in partnership with global manufacturing company TOMRA, achieved the top honour of Platinum in the ‘Best HR and Talent Management’ category for their exceptional Diversity & Inclusion Initiative – the ‘INCLUDE’ program.
This award spotlights a diversity and inclusion project implemented to value talent equally, embrace individual differences, leverage strengths, and foster talent development opportunities.
The TOMRA INCLUDE learning experience has not only exceeded expectations from clients and participants (with an impressive 81 NPS), but has also played a pivotal role in reshaping TOMRA into a more inclusive workplace.
2023 AITD Excellence Awards Finalist
Coveted by companies across Australia, the AITD Excellence Awards recognise the very best of learning and organisational development with nominees coming from not-for-profits, government bodies, small businesses and large multinationals, spanning all industries.
Inkling Group, in partnership with Commonwealth Bank, received finalist recognition in the ‘Best Capability Building Program’ and ‘Best Learning Culture in an Organisation’ categories for their CBA Coaching & Feedback programs at the 2023 AITD Excellence Awards ceremony.
To date, more than 1,500 employees have participated in the Coaching and Feedback learning experiences, resulting in a noticeable shift in mindsets and behaviours related to coaching conversations, problem-solving, collaboration, and personal growth.
2022 Bronze Stevie® Award for Innovative Achievement in Human Resources
The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are an international business awards competition that is open to all organisations in the Asia-Pacific region and are focused on recognising innovation in all its forms, and honouring the achievements and positive contributions of organisations and professionals worldwide.
More than 900 nominations from organisations across the Asia-Pacific region were considered in 2022, and we are thrilled to share that Inkling won a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Innovative Achievement in Human Resources category for our entry: Empowering Australia Post’s frontline women with the confidence and clarity to thrive.
To date, the Project ME program has equipped over 1500 female leaders with the skills and courage to challenge the status quo, uncover strengths, lift self-awareness, drive change, and create a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and psychological safety. Participants of Project ME also consistently observe improved engagement, capability, promotion, and retention rates.
2022 AITD Excellence Awards Finalist
Coveted by companies across Australia, the AITD Excellence Awards recognise the very best of learning and organisational development with nominees coming from not-for-profits, government bodies, small businesses and large multinationals, spanning all industries.
Inkling Group and Australia Post received finalist recognition in the Best Diversity & Inclusion program and Best Learning Culture in an Organisation categories for the ProjectME program at the 2022 AITD Excellence Awards ceremony.
2018 Westpac Business of Tomorrow Winner
Run by Westpac, the Businesses of Tomorrow awards is a national awards program designed to celebrate exceptional organisations shaping the future of business and making valuable contributions to their industry, clients, and community.
In 2018, Inkling was one of 200 businesses in Australia recognised as an organisation that demonstrated the following strengths:
- A clear purpose, vision, and strength of character
- A positive impact on their clients, communities and employees
- A deep understanding of their client’s needs
- A clear strategy and focus on growth and expansion