Nomination
The Leaders Building AI-Enabled, Human-Centered Organizations
People Managing People’s Impact 100 is our annual recognition of the leaders setting the standard for modern organizational performance.
These are the executives and people leaders redesigning operating models, embedding AI responsibly into workflows, strengthening leadership capability, and aligning people strategy to measurable business outcomes.
Entries close October 30. $399 per entry until October 9, then $499.
About People Managing People's Impact 100 List
Organizations are undergoing a structural shift.
AI is transforming how work is executed.
Leadership expectations are rising.
Operating models are evolving.
Workforce capability must keep pace.
In this environment, people leadership is not support — it is strategic infrastructure.
The Impact 100 exists to recognize the leaders who are not simply responding to change, but intentionally designing organizations to thrive through it.
Through a rigorous editorial review process, we identify individuals whose work demonstrates sustained, measurable impact across companies, industries, and the broader leadership ecosystem.
The result is an annual cohort reflecting the evolving standard of AI-enabled, human-centered leadership.
Award Categories
The Impact 100 honors leaders across the defining dimensions of modern organizational performance:
Business Impact
Talent Growth Impact
Transformation Impact
AI Impact
Operational Excellence Impact
Employer Brand Impact
Leadership Impact
Industry Impact
Advisory Impact
Selection & Judging Standards
Winners are selected through a structured judging review led by the People Managing People team.
We evaluate entries against four core signals of impact:
- Demonstrated, measurable organizational outcomes
- Meaningful executive or industry influence
- Peer or stakeholder validation
- Sustained contribution to modern people leadership
Final selections are determined by our judging committee.
People Managing People's Impact 100 recognizes leaders whose work materially changes how organizations perform — not simply those with visibility.
Recognition for the work that actually changed things.
Winners are announced in December and receive promotion across our editorial, social and digital channels, a digital winner badge, and a place in a community of executive leaders.
Judged by senior leaders from Sephora, ButcherBox, Cognite, Great Wolf Resorts, Veradigm and BMI.
Questions? awards@impact100awards.com