2023 IMPACT Awards

The ATD Kentuckiana IMPACT Awards recognize organizations that exemplify excellence in talent development and make a profound impact on their organizations. Please review this web page and complete the form at the bottom of this page to submit your entry.

Winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony in December.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 17, 2023

Who is eligible?

Organizations

Program developed and completed by a training, learning, or talent/organizational development team within the organization.

Individuals

Program developed and completed primarily by a single individual in the training, learning or talent/organizational development profession.

Award Categories

Winners in the 3 major categories will receive a "Best in Class" award*.  The top-scoring applications from each major category will be evaluated based on the overall IMPACT the initiative had on the organization, their clients and/or audience to determine the 2023 "BEST IN SHOW" IMPACT Award winner.  

Talent Management

Integrated Talent Management

• A practice which strategically unites multiple human capital functions to maximize organizational effectiveness and results in building culture, engagement, capacity and capability.

Coaching & Mentoring

• Systematic approach to improve others' ability to set goals, take action and maximize strengths.

Leadership Development

• Developing the competencies of existing and emerging leaders and managers, including a focus on "human" skills associated with EQ, communication and critical thinking skills.

Organizational Development

Performance Improvement

• Systematic approach for analyzing human performance gaps and designing, developing and implementing solutions to close the gaps.

Change management

• Systematic approach for moving organizations, individuals and teams from current state to a desired state.

Diversity and Inclusion

• Practices designed to address challenges and opportunities related to diversity, inclusion, and cultural competence.

Learning Solutions

Learning Technology

• Practices that use technology to address learning needs and engage the workforce.

Knowledge Management

• Capturing, distributing, and archiving intellectual capital to encourage knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

Design and Delivery

• Designing and delivering formal and informal learning solutions using a variety of methods resulting in training that is both engaging and effective.

* ATDKY reserves the right to select more than one winner in each category should it deem appropriate.

Additional Details

• Awards for individuals and organizations will be judged using the same criteria.

• A separate application should be submitted for each initiative. 

• Consultants may submit an application on their own behalf or for a client.   If they are submitting an application for an initiative involving a client, they must provide the client’s written permission.

• You may include additional documents to support your entry by emailing them to impact@atdky.org.

• Please do not include the name of the organization or program name (if it references the organization) or any identifying information in your application or supporting documents.

• The Awards Committee may select multiple recipients if deemed appropriate.

• To review the application prior to submitting, you can download a Word version here.  Submit your formal application via the online portal.

• If you have any questions, please contact us at Impact@atdky.org.