Excellence at Work Podcast Episode 315: Leadership Excellence: Crafting Impactful Development Programs
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Release Date: 02/04/2026
Episode 340: Learning Has a New Job, From Cost Center to Business Driver
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In this episode of the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work podcast, host , COO of Brandon Hall Group™, talks with , Chief Product and Marketing Officer at , about why the purpose of learning is being rewritten and what it actually takes for a learning function to be recognized as a business driver. Sivanandham has spent five years helping shape strategy at Absorb, a global learning technology company trusted by more than 3,500 organizations and 37 million learners worldwide. She and Cooke dig into why measurement still lags adoption, what has to change before technology can make a...
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Episode 339: Why Most Companies Can't Prove Their AI Is Working, and How Work Intelligence Closes the Gap
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In this episode of the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work podcast, host , Managing Director, HR and Leadership Development at Brandon Hall Group™, talks with , founder and CEO of , about one of the most pressing challenges facing HR leaders today: proving that AI investment is actually translating into workforce productivity. Petrovic leads Insightful, a platform built around the emerging discipline of work intelligence, helping organizations move beyond simply tracking AI adoption to understanding how work actually gets done. He and Duroseau unpack why so many companies get stuck...
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Episode 333: Enabling the Frontline: Rethinking Workforce Technology for 2.7 Billion Workers
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In this episode of the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work podcast, host , Managing Director for Learning and Talent at Brandon Hall Group™, talks with , Chief Product Officer for , formerly Learning Pool, about the frontline workforce and why the tools, systems and roles built for desk-based employees keep falling short for the 2.7 billion people who never sit at one.
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Episode 338: Where Training Costs Really Hide, And Why API-First Platforms Win in the Age of AI
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In this episode of the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work podcast, host , Chief Strategy Officer and Principal HCM Analyst at Brandon Hall Group™, talks with J, CEO of , about the hidden operational costs buried inside classroom training and the case for judging training technology by how openly it exposes its own data and workflows.
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Episode 337: Leadership in the Age of AI: What to Hold, What to Let Go
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Rachel Cooke, COO at Brandon Hall Group™, hosts Nicole Gams, Vice President of Talent, Learning and Leadership for the Central Region at BTS, for Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence at Work Podcast on what leadership requires now that knowledge and expertise are no longer the differentiator they once were.
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Episode 336: HCM’s Hall of Shame: Seven Mistakes That Won’t Go Away
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David Wentworth, Managing Director of Learning and Talent at Brandon Hall Group™, hosts Mahesh Kumar of TraineryHCM for a frank look at the mistakes that keep showing up in human capital management. Mahesh has spent 15 to 20 years consulting with organizations on HR technology and process, and he brings that experience to a list of seven entrenched problems that persist year after year, along with why they are so hard to break.
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EPISODE 335: The Promise of AI in Learning and Development
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Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group™, sits down with Bob Szostak of V2X Professional Services (VPS) for a candid look at where AI stands in learning and development today. Bob brings nearly three decades of industry experience to a conversation that moves past the hype cycle and into what organizations actually need to get right before they scale AI adoption.
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Episode 334: Beyond the Scorecard: Why L&D Needs an Evidence System, Not Just Measurement
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In this episode of the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, host , Chief Strategy Officer and Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group™, talks with , General Manager of the business unit at , about a framework Lange unveiled at .
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Episode 331: Beyond the Platform: What It Actually Takes to Build a Skills-Driven Organization
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In this episode of the Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work podcast, host , Managing Director of Learning and Talent at Brandon Hall Group™, talks with , Chief Learning Officer at , about what it really takes to become a skills-driven organization. Every company says skills are a priority. Far fewer can say what a skill actually means inside their own walls, let alone how it connects to the outcomes leadership cares about. Loble makes the case that no platform, library or borrowed framework does that work for you. Becoming skills-driven is a matter of culture, definition and follow...
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Episode 332: Forward Deployment Engineers: The Formula 1 Drivers of the AI Era
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info_outlineUnlock the secrets to creating leadership development programs that leave a lasting impact. Discover how top organizations design tailored, practical, and measurable initiatives that develop tomorrow’s leaders—and turn investment into real business results.