Building an inclusive culture at Kroger earns 2022 Brandon Hall Group Bronze Award for DEI

"We have had the pleasure of partnering with the Kroger family of companies for more than 2 decades," said Advantage Partner Peg Ruppert. “While they have always been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the work they have done in the past several years, and the comprehensive strategy they have implemented, has elevated the conversation nationwide and improved the lives of their associates and the communities they serve in at a profound level.“

"We are proud to have created this elegant and powerful virtual Inclusive Leader solution for Kroger," said Brent Snow, founder and creative director at 10,000 Feet, “and we are truly honored to have The Inclusive Leader program and our work with Kroger recognized by Brandon Hall.”  They created the virtual edition of their popular in-person experience especially for Kroger.

"It is critical to develop engaging learning experiences that give leaders positive pathways to follow as they seek to create more inclusive teams and organizations," Snow added.

About The Kroger Company

With nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states under two dozen banners and annual sales of more than $132.5 billion, Kroger today ranks as one of the world’s largest retailers. In addition to stores, Kroger also operates 35 food production or manufacturing facilities 1,585 supermarket fuel centers, and 2,256 pharmacies located in its combination food and drug stores.

About Advantage Performance Group

Advantage Performance Group provides professional services related to corporate learning & development, including leadership development, sales training, business simulations, talent assessments, coaching services, mobile learning solutions, and many other areas of focus. Clients include mid-size to large organizations from all industries and any part of the world including many Fortune 500, Fortune 100, and Fortune 50 companies. We help organizations develop great people.

About 10,000 Feet, LLC

An Advantage thought leader partner for many years, Ten Thousand Feet provides training and consulting services to mid-size to large organizations, including those in any and all industries, including: financial services/insurance, technology/software, energy, government, retail/consumer products, marketing, consulting, manufacturing, construction, education, pharmaceuticals, health care, communications, and others. They provide creative learning design (their other popular programs include Interplay and Decision Mojo in addition to The Inclusive Leader)  and web app software development in support of those creative learning designs; production/delivery of highly interactive learning materials to support pre- and post-Covid face-to -face learning; facilitation support; and train-the-trainer support.

About the HCM Excellence Awards

The 2022 Brandon Hall Group HCM Excellence Awards are given for work in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, Sales Performance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Future of Work.

“Excellence Award winners distinguish themselves through their growing understanding that all the functions of HCM are integrated and must work together to move businesses forward,” said Brandon Hall Group Chief Operating Officer Rachel Cooke, leader of the HCM Excellence Awards program. “It is a pleasure to see more organizations collaborating across functions and getting more sophisticated and accomplished at delivering measurable benefit through ground-breaking HCM practices,” she said.

“For example, it was inspiring to see how diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are increasingly embedded into people and business strategies and cultures. We saw more alignment between HCM and business objectives than ever before.” Entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group analysts and executives based upon these criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation and overall measurable benefits.

Excellence Award winners are scheduled to be honored at Brandon Hall Group’s HCM Excellence Conference, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2023, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners also will serve as presenters in breakout sessions, sharing their leading practices during the conference.

“Our award winners demonstrated the vision, agility and innovation needed to excel in the unchartered hybrid work environment,” saidChief Executive Officer Mike Cooke. “We added and revised awards categories to ensure that we not only validate best HCM practices but also solicit and recognize next practices that set a high bar for everyone.”=

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group operates the largest and longest running awards program in Human Capital Management. As an independent HCM research and analyst firm they conduct studies in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Talent Acquisition and HR/Workforce Management. These benchmark studies help organizations by providing strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Coupling the research studies with the best practice from the awards, Brandon Hall Group has helped more than 10,000 clients globally and more than 28 years of delivering world-class research and advisory. At the core of our offerings is a membership program that combines research, benchmarking and unlimited access to data and analysts. Membership enables executives and practitioners to make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services which aim to put the research into action in a way that is practical and efficient.

Brandon Hall Group has also launched professional certifications for business and human capital management professionals to upskill themselves and gain credentials for career advancement. (www.brandonhall.com)