Institute - Your Gateway to HR & Learning Excellence

Access world-class research, expert guidance, and an elite community of HR leaders to elevate your organization’s human capital strategie

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Institute - Your Gateway to HR & Learning Excellence

Access world-class research, expert guidance, and an elite community of HR leaders to elevate your organization’s human capital strategies.

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Institute - Your Gateway to HR & Learning Excellence

Access world-class research, expert guidance, and an elite community of HR leaders to elevate your organization’s human capital strategies.

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Employees Developed
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In Business
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HR Outlook

Discover how organizations are revolutionizing their HR strategies by harmonizing AI capabilities with human potential. This book provides essential insights on leveraging technology, adapting to workforce evolution, and creating future-ready talent development approaches. This comprehensive guide helps HR leaders navigate the transformative intersection of artificial intelligence and human-centered workplace practices.

Find Your Excellence Through Expert Insights

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.

Research & Analysis

Access daily insights from our extensive research library and analyst team. Get customized solutions backed by data-driven recommendations and benchmarking across industries. Our research combines theoretical frameworks with practical applications to address your most pressing HR challenges.

Learning and
Development

Talent
Management

Leadership
Development

Talent
Acquisition

Human
Resources

Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion

Courses & Certifications

Elevate your expertise through our professional certification programs and online courses. Developed by industry leaders, our learning pathways cover crucial areas including L&D, Leadership Development, Talent Management, DE&I, HR, and Talent Acquisition. Build capabilities that drive organizational success.

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

Community & Faculty

Join an elite network of HR and learning leaders shaping the future of work. Engage with our distinguished faculty of practitioners and thought leaders through forums, roundtables, and direct consultations. Build meaningful relationships that accelerate your organization’s growth.

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.

Technology

Announcements: 12.4.2025

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.

Education Technology

Announcements: 12.4.2025

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.

Excellence in Action

Year-Round

Deadline 12.6.2024

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

Excellence Award Insights

Gain unique perspectives from our Excellence Awards program, featuring real-world success stories from leading organizations. With half of our award winners sharing their strategies as detailed case studies, you’ll access an unparalleled library of proven solutions and innovative approaches. Learn directly from organizations that have achieved measurable results in their HCM initiatives.

Our conferences

Annual HCM Excellence Conference

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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Brandon Hall Group™ had the opportunity to attend Guild's analyst briefing last week where they shared their vision for talent development and the evolution of their product suite. As they celebrate their 10th anniversary, it's clear that Guild has transformed from a tuition reimbursement provider into a comprehensive talent development platform with impressive reach and impact.
Organizations with strong learning cultures create frameworks for testing ideas, measuring outcomes, and incorporating innovations into standard practices. AI-powered tools like Learning Pool's AI Conversations allow employees to practice challenging workplace discussions safely, building confidence, emotional intelligence, and readiness for real-world situations..
75% of organizations now identify "improving alignment between learning strategy and business goals" as their top L&D priority, according to the Brandon Hall Group™ HR Outlook 2025 study. This is where platforms like Learning Pool come in, helping L&D teams gather and interpret the data that truly matters to business leaders.
The latest release of SAP SuccessFactors introduces several new features and enhancements designed to further empower employees and HR departments. Brandon Hall Group™ takes a closer look at some of the key highlights.

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The gap between traditional learning measurement and modern business needs continues to widen. Brandon Hall Group™ HR Outlook research reveals that organizations struggle to link learning initiatives to tangible business outcomes, with learning platforms generating more data than ever but providing fewer actionable insights.
Effective onboarding and training of frontline employees is critical to organizational success. Almost 90% of organizations say personalized and adaptive onboarding is a high or moderate priority in 2025, the Brandon Hall Group™ HR Outlook Study shows.

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Effective onboarding and training of frontline employees is critical to organizational success. Almost 90% of organizations say personalized and adaptive onboarding is a high or moderate priority in 2025, the Brandon Hall Group™ HR Outlook Study shows.
The gap between traditional learning measurement and modern business needs continues to widen. Brandon Hall Group™ HR Outlook research reveals that organizations struggle to link learning initiatives to tangible business outcomes, with learning platforms generating more data than ever but providing fewer actionable insights.
Are you struggling with longer sales cycles, lower win rates, and difficulty standing out in the crowded HCM market? The root cause might surprise you: your buyers have fundamentally changed their approach, and they’re actively trying to exclude you from consideration.
With a staggering 30-40% annual churn rate among HCM providers, understanding the buyer’s perspective has never been more crucial. Join industry veterans Michael Rochelle, Roberta Gogos and Alan Mellish as they debunk myths, cut through the hype, and unveil the hidden truths behind buyer decision-making in the HCM technology market.
Join Brandon Hall Group’s Chief Strategy Officer Michael Rochelle and Sr. Vice President David Forry for an innovative 30-minute webinar that kicks off our groundbreaking research initiative exploring how HR leaders are navigating the AI revolution.
Understanding how people think and work together should be fundamental to building great teams. Yet only 36% of organizations use behavioral or experience assessments pre-hire, according to Brandon Hall Group™ research.

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