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India's most prestigious recognition for women in people leadership. Nominate the women managers transforming your organization's culture, performance, and future.
India's most prestigious recognition for women in people leadership. Nominate the women managers transforming your organization's culture, performance, and future.
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Women managers are underrepresented in recognition pools. This list corrects for that.
Strong performance alone is not enough if the system isn’t designed to surface it.
When women see other women recognised at every level, it signals that the path is possible.
Recognised managers are featured on India's definitive women's leadership list, endorsed by Great Manager Institute® and placed alongside the country's most exceptional people leaders.
Every nominee is evaluated through the Connect-Develop-Inspire© framework — a multi-layered methodology that measures real managerial impact.
Your participation demonstrates a tangible commitment to gender diversity and your organisation's intent to build inclusive and equitable futures.
Each nominated manager receives a Credible Manager Profile — a personalised report of strengths, growth areas, and development priorities that remains useful long after the recognition.
Organisations with recognised managers see measurably stronger engagement and retention. Identify and invest in your high-potential women managers with the credibility of independent assessment behind you.
Organizations register for the study and submit eligible women managers for participation. HR/SPOCs are onboarded, and reporting structures are validated.
Participating managers complete a self-assessment survey, enabling a more holistic view within the assessment process.
Feedback is collected from all direct reportees and managed through reminders and response tracking. (Managers with fewer than 3 direct reportees are not eligible.)
Responses undergo validity and reliability checks. Managers meeting the required score and validity thresholds qualify as Great Manager to Work With® and move to Round 2.
Qualified managers submit three people practices, which are evaluated using a behaviorally anchored rating scale.
A 70% weightage from Round 1 (Team Feedback Survey) and 30% weightage from Round 2 (People Practice
Submission) together determine the participant's score for getting featured in the List.
Based on the final evaluation and representation criteria, managers may be selected for the India's Top 50
Women-Great Managers to Work With® List 2026.
Managers receive a Credible Manager Profile, learning access, and recognition outcomes, including potential inclusion in the India's Top 50 Women-Great Managers to Work With® List 2026. Final recognition is published on digital platforms.
While women make up nearly half of India's workforce, they remain underrepresented in leadership recognition. This list changes that — putting the spotlight on the women who build high-trust teams and deliver sustained business outcomes.
Start NominationsThe participation fee is ₹2,250 per manager + applicable taxes. Each participating manager receives access to a Credible Manager Profile, a platform-based learning journey, and the opportunity to earn the Great Manager to Work With® recognition, subject to the study criteria. A minimum of 10 women managers need to be nominated.
Nominate those who Connect–Develop–Inspire© every day.