#1. Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

GCPL strives to live by its philosophy of ‘every employee, a leader’ in many ways – by instituting a Learning Management System that offers a range of knowledge resources for its employees and tracks learning effectiveness; an E-MBA aided by Symbiosis, Pune; on-the-job training; job rotation; as also through its Research and Learning Centre that develops products in-house and is recognized by the Department of Science & Technology. Employees are provided forums such as the ‘Bedhadak Bolo’ Contest, Open House and Just Like That Parties to offer ideas and know each other socially. The reward system too has components that are designed to recognize good work and motivate the workforce.

#2. Marico Limited

The company treats inductees as members and not employees as Marico believes that one’s membership is by choice whereas an employee-employer relationship is merely transactional. Membership is characterized by the Marico values of integrity, commitment, openness and critique, care and concern, appreciation and recognition, and teamwork. The ‘Maricognition’ program is designed to recognize members at two different levels; among peers by way of IVY (I Value You) cards that any member is at a liberty to give to another, and through WAY (We Applaud You) cards that team leaders are encouraged to give to members to acknowledge efforts tying in with Marico values.