McLean & Company Announces Inaugural HR Excellence Award Winners

The winning organizations were selected across three distinct categories: Employee Listening, HR Organizational Alignment, and HR Management & Governance. Honorees were further segmented by size, spanning small, medium, and large enterprise tiers. Laura Hansen-Kohls, vice president of HR Diagnostics at McLean & Company, noted that the winners distinguished themselves by integrating rigorous employee feedback into their core decision-making processes.

In the Employee Listening category, awards went to WESTconsin Credit Union, Riddell Inc., and Gildan Activewear. Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency, Bryant University, and DexKo Global were recognized for HR Organizational Alignment. Finally, Collège Boréal, MTN Ghana, and VINCI Construction USA took top honors in HR Management & Governance. These awards, presented at the annual McLean Signature conference, highlight a growing industry shift toward evidence-based HR leadership where diagnostic data directly informs business outcomes.