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CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN PEOPLE PERFORMANCE

The SPARK Awards honour organizations who are redefining how talent is nurtured — through purposeful coaching, impactful mentoring, inclusive cultures, empowered leadership, and holistic wellbeing.

These awards shine a light on the pioneers who are not just keeping pace with change, but driving it — unlocking human potential at every level and setting new benchmarks for what modern workplaces can achieve.

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Celebrating Excellence in People Performance
The SPARK Awards honour organizations who are redefining how talent is nurtured — through purposeful coaching, impactful mentoring, inclusive cultures, empowered leadership, and holistic wellbeing.

These awards shine a light on the pioneers who are not just keeping pace with change, but driving it — unlocking human potential at every level and setting new benchmarks for what modern workplaces can achieve.
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5th edition 20 August 2025 Gurgaon

Spark Awards 2025

The SPARK Awards honour organizations who are redefining how talent is nurtured — through purposeful coaching, impactful mentoring, inclusive cultures, empowered leadership, and holistic wellbeing.

These awards shine a light on the pioneers who are not just keeping pace with change, but driving it — unlocking human potential at every level and setting new benchmarks for what modern workplaces can achieve.

 

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31 July 2025

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6 August 2025

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AWARD CATEGORY

COACHING & MENTORING

Honors organizations that have successfully embedded a strong, sustainable coaching culture, making coaching accessible, affordable, and impactful for employees across levels, functions, and locations.

 

Judging Criteria:

  • Breadth of coaching access across the organization

  • Use of scalable solutions (e.g., digital platforms, internal coach pools, peer coaching networks)

  • Evidence of leadership support and cultural integration

  • Demonstrated impact on employee growth, engagement, and performance

Celebrates an organization that has established mentoring as a strategic, high-impact people development practice. This award recognizes thoughtful design, sustained implementation, and measurable outcomes that others can learn from and replicate.

Judging Criteria:

  •  Strategic Alignment — How mentoring supports organizational goals or talent strategy

  • Design Excellence — Program structure, matching process, mentor/mentee support

  • Consistency & Reach — Duration, scale, and integration into the employee lifecycle

  • Impact Metrics — Measurable outcomes: retention, advancement, engagement, diversity pipeline

  • Replicability — Demonstrated ability to scale or inspire adoption in other teams/contexts

Recognizes an organization that has institutionalized the "Leader as Coach" mindset, enabling leaders at all levels to act as enablers, mentors, and growth partners. Through structured initiatives, leadership development programs, and cultural reinforcement, the organization fosters a high-performing, learning-oriented, and people-first environment.

Judging Criteria:

  • Leadership Development Strategy - Presence of structured programs, tools, or frameworks that train and enable leaders to act as coaches.
  • Culture and Adoption - Demonstrable integration of coaching behaviors in leadership norms, values, and daily management practices.
  • Impact on Business and People Metrics - Evidence linking the coaching-led leadership culture to outcomes like employee engagement, retention, internal mobility, performance, or innovation.
  • Scalability and Sustainability - How the organization ensures the longevity, reach, and evolution of the “Leader as Coach” approach across levels, geographies, or business units.
  • Testimonials and Case Examples - Stories, feedback, or qualitative insights from employees and leaders showcasing the effectiveness and value of the approach.

AWARD CATEGORY

DEI & LEADERSHIP

Recognizes organizations that have deeply embedded diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their workplace culture, policies, and everyday practices — creating an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to thrive

Judging Criteria:

  • Strength and clarity of DEI vision and strategy

  • Evidence of inclusive policies and practices

  • Representation and equity metrics across levels

  • Measurable impact on employee experience and belonging

Celebrates organizations with high-impact programs specifically designed to accelerate the growth and advancement of women into leadership roles — strengthening gender diversity at all decision-making levels.

Judging Criteria:

  • Quality and reach of women leadership programs

  • Clear development pathways and sponsorship mechanisms

  • Measurable improvements in women’s representation in senior roles

  • Testimonials and success stories from participants

Honors organizations that systematically identify, develop, and equip emerging and existing leaders with the skills, mindsets, and capabilities needed to thrive in an evolving business landscape.


This award celebrates impactful programs, interventions, and succession practices that build a strong leadership pipeline.

Judging Criteria 

  • Clear strategy and process for identifying high-potential and emerging leaders

  • Comprehensive development pathways aligned to future skills and business needs

  • Innovative approaches to leadership learning, coaching, or experiential growth

  • Evidence of impact: leader readiness, internal promotions, and alignment with business transformation

  • Sustainability and adaptability of the leadership pipeline to meet future demands

AWARD CATEGORY

LEADERSHIP

Honors organizations that systematically identify, develop, and equip emerging and existing leaders with the skills, mindsets, and capabilities needed to thrive in an evolving business landscape.


This award celebrates impactful programs, interventions, and succession practices that build a strong leadership pipeline.

Judging Criteria:

  •  Clear strategy and process for identifying high-potential and emerging leaders

  • Comprehensive development pathways aligned to future skills and business needs

  • Innovative approaches to leadership learning, coaching, or experiential growth

  • Evidence of impact: leader readiness, internal promotions, and alignment with business transformation

  • Sustainability and adaptability of the leadership pipeline to meet future demands 

Recognizes organizations with a comprehensive, strategic approach to employee wellbeing — encompassing physical, mental, financial, and social health, integrated into the organizational culture and everyday operations. 

Judging Criteria:

  • Holistic wellbeing strategy covering all wellbeing dimensions
  • Leadership commitment and resource allocation
  • High employee engagement and participation in wellbeing programs
  • Demonstrated positive impact on health, engagement, and productivity metrics

DISTINGUISHED JURY

Jagdish
Jagdish Moorjani

 Co-Founder, CitiusTech 

Manish
Manish Bharti

CRO | Ex-President @ UiPath

Board Member & Investor in SaaS & AI

Sumita Ambasta Final

Dr. Sumita Ambasta

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Flowering Tree | Founder & Trustee, Plaksha University