Institute - Your Gateway to HR & Learning Excellence

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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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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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This week’s observations and insights reflect the core mission of Brandon Hall Group’s Institute: guiding organizations toward excellence in Human Capital Management. As the industry's premier source for research-backed expertise, our Institute continues to be the go-to resource for actionable strategies, training, leadership development, and innovative solutions.
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I was testing Abilitie's AI Cases 2.0, which uses AI to create realistic leadership simulations that tackle universal management challenges — like how to retain valuable talent. As an analyst at Brandon Hall Group™, I've
The Brandon Hall Group Institute™ continues to lead the way in delivering actionable insights and innovative strategies for HR, learning, and talent management professionals. This week's collection of new research and resources demonstrates our commitment

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As EI powered by MPS notes in their approach to AI, "With AI crunching the numbers, you get real-time insights into training effectiveness, knowledge gaps, and learner progress." But without ethical intelligence, we're not just analyzing biases — we're amplifying them at scale. The truth? Every learning decision is an ethical decision. From who sees what content to how we measure success, ethics can't be separated from operations.
Progressive organizations are moving beyond fragmented training programs toward comprehensive learning strategies that integrate with business operations. These leaders understand that effective L&D alignment requires more than matching learning topics to business priorities — it demands a fundamental reimagining of how learning creates value within the organization.
The traditional approach of measuring learning success through completion rates and satisfaction scores no longer suffices. Business leaders demand evidence that learning initiatives drive performance improvements, enhance productivity, and contribute to organizational outcomes. This shift requires a fundamental reimagining of how learning programs are designed, delivered, and measured.
The Brandon Hall Group Institute™ continues to lead the way in delivering actionable insights and innovative strategies for HR, learning, and talent management professionals. Last week's collection of new research demonstrates our commitment to helping organizations navigate the evolving workplace landscape with data-driven solutions and industry-leading expertise.
Announced June 2, the acquisition brings approximately 50 employees and a customer base of more than 500 organizations — including industry giants like BASF, Bridgestone, Daisy Brand, and Shell — into UKG's expanding ecosystem.

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

Preview & Feedback Session Highlights: – Session 1 Overview: Skills Assessment & Strategic Planning – Build your foundation – Session 2 Overview: Creating Learning Culture – Drive engagement and motivation – Session 3 Overview: Technology & Measurement – Optimize learning impact – Session 4 Overview: Implementation & Scale – Manage change and growth
HR leaders are uniquely positioned to drive organizational success, yet many struggle to create a direct line between employee experience initiatives and C-suite objectives. The highest priority for HR leaders this year is to improve the alignment between HR strategy and business objectives, the Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Outlook 2025 research shows.
The rules of talent management have fundamentally changed. Organizations that continue relying on traditional approaches face mounting challenges: skills obsolescence, employee expectations for meaningful growth, workforce inclusion demands, and increasingly complex labor markets.

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Preview & Feedback Session Highlights: – Session 1 Overview: Skills Assessment & Strategic Planning – Build your foundation – Session 2 Overview: Creating Learning Culture – Drive engagement and motivation – Session 3 Overview: Technology & Measurement – Optimize learning impact – Session 4 Overview: Implementation & Scale – Manage change and growth
The rules of talent management have fundamentally changed. Organizations that continue relying on traditional approaches face mounting challenges: skills obsolescence, employee expectations for meaningful growth, workforce inclusion demands, and increasingly complex labor markets.
The rules of talent management have fundamentally changed. Organizations that continue relying on traditional approaches face mounting challenges: skills obsolescence, employee expectations for meaningful growth, workforce inclusion demands, and increasingly complex labor markets.

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