OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 12, 2018--Paycom Software, Inc. (“Paycom”) (NYSE: PAYC) earned fifth out of 250 applicants in the 2018 Leadership Excellence and Development Awards (LEAD) presented by HR.com. Paycom’s top 10 placement puts its leadership program in the Winners’ Circle for Innovation in Deployment of Leadership Programs, recognizing innovation and creativity within an organization for the design and execution of an internal leadership program.

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These prestigious leadership awards salute the world's top leadership practitioners and programs and highlight their roles in developing their workforce, and were presented at the February 8 LEAD Awards Gala of the LEAD2018 Leadership Conference at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Paycom was recognized for its leadership program, also known as LEAD. Its award-winning content teaches employees 360-degree leadership by LEADing yourself, client and team through the values of learning, service and leadership. The program structure includes quarterly in-person training sessions and e-learning courses through the Paycom learning management system as well as monthly in-person trainings, in which business acumen and related topics are presented and discussed.

“I am honored to accept this achievement, which stands as a testament to our dedication to training and development,” said Stacey Pezold, Paycom’s chief learning officer. “Our award-winning LEAD program invests in our people, who are truly Paycom’s greatest asset.”

The Winners’ Circle, including the top distinguished recipients of the LEAD Awards for 2018, were named for outstanding achievements in leadership development and programs in the areas of Education, Corporate and Individuals in advance of the LEAD2018 conference.

For the past 35 years, the LEAD Awards, formerly known as Leadership Excellence Awards, have identified and recognized the top leadership programs and organizations, and their strategies and solutions, in their yearly ranking. This year's award winners will be published in the February edition of the Leadership Excellence Essentials e-publication. Future issues of the Leadership Excellence publication will also feature interviews from select top award winners in each category. These interviews will outline each program's unique qualities that made them a LEAD Awards winner.

About LEAD

The Leadership Excellence & Development Forum is an annual 2-day inspirational leadership event dedicated to helping organizations create AN INNOVATIVE, HIGH POTENTIAL AND PASSIONATE WORKFORCE. Both days are action-packed with leadership and HR-specific roundtables, workshops, networking opportunities and speakers. Participants learn how to take the world’s best corporate leadership practices and concepts and put them into practice, applying them to their organizations. Thirteen keynotes share their stories and are broadcasted to hundreds of host sites across the world, providing the chance to share this life-changing event with their teams and communities. The Awards Gala evening celebrates award-winning leadership and development programs.

About HR.com

HR.com strives to help create inspired workforces by making HR professionals smarter. Over 1,100,000 HR professionals turn to HR.com as the trusted resource for education, career development, and compliance: thousands of lessons in the HR Genius on-demand training library, 400+ webcasts yearly, the largest HR certification exam preparation practice supporting SHRM and HRCI certifications, a global leadership annual event, twelve monthly themed interactive HR e-publications, and 35+ primary research reports. HR.com offers the best training and networking for HR professionals globally 24/7/365.

About Paycom

As a leader in payroll and HR technology, Oklahoma City-based Paycom redefines the human capital management industry by allowing companies to effectively navigate a rapidly changing business environment. Its cloud-based software solution is based on a core system of record maintained in a single database for all human capital management functions, providing the functionality that businesses need to manage the complete employment life cycle, from recruitment to retirement. Paycom has the ability to serve businesses of all sizes and in every industry. As one of the leading human capital management providers, Paycom serves clients in all 50 states from offices across the country.

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CONTACT: Paycom Software, Inc.

Kathy Oden-Hall, CMO, 800-580-4505

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KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA OKLAHOMA

INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING

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