RHR Wins HR Consultancy of the Year at the 2026 International Brilliance Awards
January 28, 2026
RHR is proud to announce we have been named HR Consultancy of the Year by the 2026 International Brilliance Awards, a global program recognizing outstanding HR agencies and consultancies that deliver exceptional impact, innovation, and strategic value to clients.
The HR Brilliance Awards celebrate firms that demonstrate deep expertise, measurable outcomes, and a clear contribution to advancing workforce effectiveness and organizational performance. Accepting the award, RHR Senior Partner, Head of International, and Region Lead—Europe Orla Leonard said: “Being selected as HR Consultancy of the Year places RHR among a distinguished group of organizations shaping the future of leadership and human capital. We could not achieve this were it not for the exceptional talent and dedication of our international team.”
In our award submission, RHR stood out for our unique integration of behavioral science, business acumen, and real-world leadership experience. For more than 80 years, we have partnered with boards, CEOs, and senior leaders to address the most complex leadership challenges—those where decisions carry lasting consequences for performance, culture, and succession. Rather than relying on standardized models or quick fixes, we tailor every engagement to our clients’ strategy, context, and culture to ensure insight translates into action.
Judges also recognized RHR’s measurable client impact. Our leadership development and assessment work consistently deliver results, from faster promotion rates and stronger succession pipelines to improved leader readiness and retention. Programs such as Leading at Scale demonstrate how sustained behavioral change at the leader level directly drives enterprise performance.
Winning HR Consultancy of the Year is an honor. More important, it reinforces RHR’s commitment to helping organizations build leadership capability that delivers enduring business success.
