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HCM Outlook

There’s no question of HCM becoming more data-driven and savvy with AI-enabled technologies. But true HCM Excellence brings order from chaos and clarity from confusion. This research charts a course for HR to unite workforces for a successful future." – Mike Cooke, Brandon Hall Group CEO

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Find Your Excellence

When it comes to Human Capital Management, one size does not fit all. We produce three pieces of HCM content everyday, in a variety of formats, but how we apply those insights is up to you.

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Subscribe to Brandon Hall Group’s network of research, business cases, data, and insights. Specifically designed for Learning, Talent, and HR professionals who want to optimize their organizations processes and maximize their team’s impact on the business. Available for corporate organizations and individuals, or HCM technology companies.

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Certifications

Enhance your career with one of our six certifications that focuses on the learning journey where the exam taker feels they have acquired new competencies and skills that can be applied in their organization. Available for L&D, Leadership Development, Talent Management, DE&I, Human Resources, and Talent Acquisition.

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Certifications we offer

CTAS designation

Certified Talent Acquisition Strategist (CTA)®

Three-phase program

CLDS designation

Certified Leadership Development Strategist (CLDS)®

Three-phase program

CTMS designation

Certified Talent Management Strategist (CTAS)®

Three-phase program

CHRS designation

Certified Human Resources Strategist (CHRS)®

Three-phase program

CDEIL designation

Certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader (CDEIL)®

Three-phase program

CLS designation

Certified Learning Strategist (CLS)®

Three-phase program

Awards

The Excellence Awards feature two annual programs that recognize the best organizations that have successfully deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that have achieved measurable results. The awards attract entrants from leading corporations around the world, as well as mid-market and smaller firms.

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HCM Excellence

Announcements: August 14, 2025

Launch: January 2, 2025

Deadline April 11, 2025

The HCM Excellence Awards® recognize top organizations that successfully deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems, and tools that achieved superior and measurable results in Human Capital Management. Solution Provider wanting to participate must enter with their corporate client.
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Technology

Announcements: 12.5.2024

Announcement Webinar

Launch 04.21.2025

Deadline 09.12.2025

The Excellence in Technology showcase ways their Human Capital Management Technology (that they developed or implemented) has measurably benefited an organization. Solution Providers and Corporate are encouraged to enter together or separately.

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Education Technology

Announcements: 12.5.2024

Announcement Webinar

Launch 04.21.2025

Deadline 09.12.2025

Our education audience now has a dedicated category in the Technology Awards to submit and be reviewed by your peers. Searching for EdTech companies, K-12, colleges/universities, and executive business schools.

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Excellence in Action

Year-Round

Deadline 12.6.2024

Empower your workforce and amplify employee voices with Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Action

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Events

The HCM Excellence Conference takes place at the beginning of each year and runs multiple tracks across human capital management. The DE&I Conference, held over the summer focuses on how Learning, Talent, and HR professionals create strategies to better support today’s diverse workforce.

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Our conferences

Annual HCM Excellence Conference

  • Jan 28-Jan 30, 2025
Brandon Hall Group is famous for its actionable Human Capital Management research. Our annual HCM Excellence Conference delivers the same experience through a 3-day event with leading practices from award-winning organizations along with checklists, self-assessments, models, frameworks, and other tools that you can use to convert insights into measurable benefits for your organization.

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  • Featured Blogs

Making Your Leaders Better Collaborators

This Strategy Brief from Brandon Hall Group™ discusses the importance of developing collaborative leaders. It emphasizes that while collaboration is crucial for organizational success, many organizations struggle to foster this among their leaders.
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Prioritizing Use of
Your Leadership Development Resources

Leadership development is crucial for organizational success in 2025. This Strategy Brief by Brandon Hall Group™ outlines how to prioritize leadership development resources for maximum impact. It identifies top priority areas like high-potential development, succession
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How to Build Sponsorship, Mentorship
and Allyship Across the Organization

This Strategy Brief addresses key challenges in DEI implementation, including the fact that only 56% of organizations have established DEI strategic plans and only 20% consistently measure DEI business impact. The Strategy Brief provides detailed
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Building a Use Case for Using AI in Talent Development

This comprehensive Strategy Brief examines how organizations can build effective use cases for implementing AI in talent development. Our research shows that while AI adoption is growing, with 35% of organizations using AI for personalized learning recommendations and content generation, 33% still aren’t using AI for learning at all.

Breaking Through the Training Scale Barrier:
How Major Enterprises Maximize
Their Instructor-Led Programs

Brandon Hall Group™ is bringing together pioneers who’ve mastered the art of scaling instructor-led training. Join us for a webinar, sponsored by Training Orchestra, at 1 pm ET on January 15.

The Human Factor in AI Ethics:
Why Organizations Need to Ask
‘Should We?’ Instead of ‘Can We?’

What makes Abilitie's approach distinctive is how they've integrated ethical considerations into their development process from the ground up. The company's AI ethics team, led by engineering, reviews everything from vendor selection to feature development. This isn't just about risk management — it's about ensuring their technology enhances, rather than undermines, human experiences.

How to Make the Business Case
for an Organization-Wide Assessment Strategy

The Strategy Brief emphasizes that assessments are critical tools for making informed talent decisions, improving employee engagement, and driving business performance. According to Brandon Hall Group™ research, 55% of organizations prioritize competency and skill gap assessment as a high-quality initiative for 2025.

Leveraging Cohort-Based Learning
for Leader Development

Brandon Hall Group™ research reveals that 65% of organizations now use cohort-based learning as their primary leadership development approach, marking a significant shift from traditional methods. The effectiveness of these programs has dramatically improved from 27% in 2020 to 69% in 2024. This Strategy Brief outlines key strategic recommendations including digital-first design principles, technology integration, facilitation excellence, measurement analytics, and sustainable scaling models.
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  • Featured Blogs

Helping Frontline Leaders Grow
and Manage Conflicting Priorities

Brandon Hall Group’s Strategy Brief addresses the critical challenge of developing frontline leaders who must effectively balance competing priorities in organizations. The report highlights that frontline leaders are essential in translating organizational strategy into action
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How to Improve Employee Self-Awareness
in Relation to DEI

This Strategy Brief addresses the critical challenge of improving employee self-awareness in DEI initiatives, highlighting that while 76% of organizations have DEI programs, only 32% achieve high engagement levels.
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Providing Timely Feedback to External Candidates

This Brandon Hall Group™ Strategy Brief details the positives of providing timely feedback to external candidates, which include a positive candidate experience, an enhanced employer brand and a stronger talent pipeline.
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Recent posts

Making Your Leaders Better Collaborators

This Strategy Brief from Brandon Hall Group™ discusses the importance of developing collaborative leaders. It emphasizes that while collaboration is crucial for organizational success, many organizations struggle to foster this among their leaders.

Prioritizing Use of
Your Leadership Development Resources

Leadership development is crucial for organizational success in 2025. This Strategy Brief by Brandon Hall Group™ outlines how to prioritize leadership development resources for maximum impact. It identifies top priority areas like high-potential development, succession planning, and data-driven decision-making skills.

How to Build Sponsorship, Mentorship
and Allyship Across the Organization

This Strategy Brief addresses key challenges in DEI implementation, including the fact that only 56% of organizations have established DEI strategic plans and only 20% consistently measure DEI business impact. The Strategy Brief provides detailed insights on integrated program architecture, technology enablement, leadership accountability, training frameworks, measurement systems, cultural integration, and resource allocation strategies.

Building a Use Case for Using AI in Talent Development

This comprehensive Strategy Brief examines how organizations can build effective use cases for implementing AI in talent development. Our research shows that while AI adoption is growing, with 35% of organizations using AI for personalized learning recommendations and content generation, 33% still aren’t using AI for learning at all.

Breaking Through the Training Scale Barrier:
How Major Enterprises Maximize
Their Instructor-Led Programs

Brandon Hall Group™ is bringing together pioneers who’ve mastered the art of scaling instructor-led training. Join us for a webinar, sponsored by Training Orchestra, at 1 pm ET on January 15.
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  • Upcoming Webinars

Complimentary Webinars on the latest HCM trends and best practices. Participate live or view them on-demand.

  • January 7, 2025

How to Align HR with the Business and Drive Breakthrough Results

HR leaders today face mounting pressure to demonstrate tangible business value while navigating complex workforce transformations.
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  • January 15, 2025

Maximizing Training ROI: How Dell, Wells Fargo & United Airlines Scale Instructor-Led Programs

Most companies still rely heavily on instructor-led training because it works – especially for complex skills. But managing hundreds of instructors, classrooms, and training sessions creates major operational headaches. When organizations try to scale up their programs, they often hit a wall of spreadsheets, manual scheduling, and wasted resources. The result? Millions in unnecessary costs and underutilized training staff.
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  • January 21, 2025

The Great HCM Reset: What Industry Leaders Know About 2025 (That You Should Too)

Is your organization truly ready for 2025? Join Brandon Hall Group CEO Mike Cooke and Principal HCM Analyst David Forry for an eye-opening session that will challenge everything you think you know about the future of human capital management.
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  • February 4, 2025

Building an Award-Winning Upskilling Program: A Strategic Blueprint for Success

Join Brandon Hall Group, Absorb LMS, and industry experts for a roundtable discussion on the essential steps to design and implement an award-winning upskilling program that delivers measurable results.
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  • January 21, 2025

The Great HCM Reset: What Industry Leaders Know About 2025 (That You Should Too)

Is your organization truly ready for 2025? Join Brandon Hall Group CEO Mike Cooke and Principal HCM Analyst David Forry for an eye-opening session that will challenge everything you think you know about the future of human capital management.
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  • February 4, 2025

Building an Award-Winning Upskilling Program: A Strategic Blueprint for Success

Join Brandon Hall Group, Absorb LMS, and industry experts for a roundtable discussion on the essential steps to design and implement an award-winning upskilling program that delivers measurable results.
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  • January 7, 2025

How to Align HR with the Business and Drive Breakthrough Results

HR leaders today face mounting pressure to demonstrate tangible business value while navigating complex workforce transformations.
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  • February 18, 2025

The Artisan’s Approach to Modern Learning: How to Scale without Sacrificing Quality

Technology-driven, AI-enabled learning is the future. But, in their eagerness to adopt new tech, L&D departments are churning out standardized, automated content at the expense of quality and effectiveness.
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  • January 7, 2025

How to Align HR with the Business and Drive Breakthrough Results

HR leaders today face mounting pressure to demonstrate tangible business value while navigating complex workforce transformations.
Watch now
  • February 18, 2025

The Artisan’s Approach to Modern Learning: How to Scale without Sacrificing Quality

Technology-driven, AI-enabled learning is the future. But, in their eagerness to adopt new tech, L&D departments are churning out standardized, automated content at the expense of quality and effectiveness.
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On Demand Webinars

Microlearning: A Bite-sized Solution To Boost Engagement and Performance

Learn from the Best: Insights from BHG Excellence Award Winners in Indonesia

The Learning Revolution: Navigating the Future of L&D

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  • Featured Excellence at Work Podcasts

Excellence at Work Episode 243: What’s Trending in the World of Talent, Learning and Leadership?

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Episode 230: Merck and Co. Reveals Their Talent Growth Framework

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Excellence at Work 214: Accenture New Joiner Experience: Bringing Virtual Reality to Onboarding at Scale

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More Excellence at Work Podcasts

Excellence at Work Podcast Episode 283: Optimizing Learning Tech Ecosystems: Navigating Challenges and Future Trends

Excellence at Work Episode 282: Leadership Development Reimagined: How AI Is Transforming Role-Play and Case Studies

Excellence at Work Podcast Episode 281: From Traditional to AI-Powered Sales Coaching: The Verity Success Story

Excellence at Work Episode 280: Extended Enterprise Learning: Beyond Traditional Corporate Training

Excellence at Work Episode 279: From Learning to Earning: The Business Impact Revolution in L&D

Excellence at Work Podcast Episode 278: The L&D Landscape- Navigating Challenges and Opportunities

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We recently worked with Brandon Hall Group on a consulting project. They were helpful and informative and provided valuable insights. BHG assisted our project team to broaden our understanding of industry background and perspectives, resulting in more fully informed decisions. In addition, I am pleased with the breadth and depth of the many webinars offered by BHG.
Eric NakagawaSystem Owner, Enterprise LMS Stanford University
Our partnership with BHG is critical to address big challenges and opportunities in L&D that our team is facing each day.
Michelle VielledentDirector, Sales Effectiveness Edwards Lifesciences
We desire and plan to work with BHG for a very long time and as much as possible.
Donato MangialardoSenior Director Of Marketing Docebo
We experienced a wonderful partnership with Brandon Hall Group. We felt as if we had our own internal research team as they provided outstanding support and were very responsive.
Anita Norris DeAngeloDirector And Manager, Talent Development And Learning MUFG
Great responsiveness of the team (from the account manager to the analysts); partner-centric attitude.
Pam BoirosVP Of Corporate Marketing Skillsoft

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