India's best workplaces of 2016: Winners of best companies in workplace culture transformation

1 Lemon Tree Hotels
Transformed culture as a result of pathbreaking inclusion practices Lemon Tree Hotels has practiced workplace inclusion and diversity since the launch of its first hotel in 2004. What started as a focus on hiring and mainstreaming people with disabilities turned, over time, into a successful business model for the organisation and transformed its culture. Today, it is their USP and core part of their brand identity.

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2 InMobi
Transforming start-up culture to meet the needs of scale The mobile advertising firm is a classic case of a company growing too large too quickly. It quadrupled its headcount between April and July 2012. The company realized it needed to create a unified culture and instituted systems and processes to do so. These initiatives have worked and trust is now ingrained in its people practices.

3 Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services
Transforming a widely dispersed workforce into a cohesive place to work In 2009, Mahindra Finance reached the 1000-branches mark and there was a need for a communication strategy to ensure that management was more accessible and able to give people time and attention. Initiatives were introduced to build camaraderie within the organization, including fun events like picnics. Today, Mahindra Finance provides a rewarding career to thousands of talented youth in rural and semi-urban areas.