O.C. Tanner’s Breakthrough Awards celebrate organisations 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 Programmes, TD Bank

Past Breakthrough Award Winners

Logos from past Breakthrough Award winners, including CIBC, American Airlines, Chevron, Centra Health, Navy Federal Credit Union, Southwest, IAG, Capital One, Delta Air Lines, TD Bank, 3M, Norton Healthcare, The Auto Club Group, NewYork-Presbyterian, Amway, KPMG, Liberty Mutual, Taco Bell, BHP, and Auto Club Enterprises