O.C. Tanner’s Breakthrough Awards celebrate organizations and leaders who elevate and inspire leading workplace cultures.
2026 Breakthrough Award Winners

Wellstar Health System
Breakthrough in Aligned Impact
Wellstar turns recognition into an enterprise force for people and performance.

ICF
Breakthrough in Culture Under Pressure
ICF strengthens culture and connection through uncertainty and change.

Amazon Web Services
Breakthrough in Intentional Culture
AWS makes recognition personal and powerful across a fast-moving global culture.
“Through collaboration with our business partners and O.C. Tanner, we’ve been able to drive the necessary tools and change required to manage appreciation and recognition more effectively.”
—Karey Stanley-Boyd, Head of Global Recognition Programs, TD Bank

Past Breakthrough Award Winners
