The latest collection of research from Brandon Hall Group’s Institute™ delivers the playbooks, webinar insights and progression model frameworks that HR and learning leaders need to align with business priorities, develop AI-ready leaders and build talent acquisition strategies that drive measurable results.
AI-Driven Leadership Development Playbook: The Leadership Development Leader’s Guide to AI Transformation
AI is reshaping what effective leadership looks like — and how organizations develop it. This playbook gives leadership development leaders a comprehensive guide to integrating AI across their programs, from personalized coaching and adaptive learning pathways to data-driven assessment of leadership effectiveness. The research goes beyond technology adoption to address the organizational change, competency models, and measurement strategies required to make AI-driven leadership development deliver real business value. For any organization looking to scale leadership capability without scaling costs, this playbook provides the strategic and operational blueprint.
Industry Perspective: Brandon Hall Group™ Talent Acquisition Progression Model for Empowering HR Excellence
This industry perspective gives talent acquisition leaders a structured framework for assessing their function’s current maturity and charting a path toward higher performance. The progression model identifies the capabilities, processes, and technologies that distinguish organizations at each stage — from reactive recruiting to strategic talent pipeline development. Whether you’re building the case for investment in TA technology, evaluating your team’s readiness for AI-assisted sourcing, or aligning acquisition strategy with long-range workforce planning, this model provides the roadmap.
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Webinar on HR Strategies: What CFOs Need from HR in 2026 (And What They’re Not Saying Out Loud)
This webinar cuts through the surface-level conversation to reveal what CFOs actually expect from HR leaders in 2026: not just cost control, but demonstrable contributions to revenue growth, workforce productivity, and organizational resilience. Brandon Hall Group’s Dr. Marline C. Duroseau unpacks the unspoken expectations shaping budget conversations, headcount decisions, and strategic planning cycles, giving HR leaders the language and frameworks they need to show up as true business partners. If you’re preparing for your next executive conversation, this is essential viewing.
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Industry Perspectives
Brandon Hall Group™ continued its progression model series this week with new frameworks covering two additional pillars of human capital management.
- Industry Perspective: Brandon Hall Group™ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Progression Model for Empowering HR Excellence
- Industry Perspective: Brandon Hall Group™ Talent Acquisition Progression Model for Empowering HR Excellence
- Industry Perspective: Rewards and Recognition Progression Model for Empowering HR Excellence
HCM Excellence Awards Technology Reviews
More than 50 Technology Reviews published this week spanning AI and machine learning, learning management, content authoring, mobile learning, talent management, and beyond. A sampling of results-driven highlights:
- Best Advance in Generative AI Learning Solution Technology Review: TTEC’s AI Learning Suite Drives 171% Business Metric Gains for Global Clients
- Best Advance in AI and Machine Learning Technology Review: BTS Clients Achieve 150% of Sales Targets With AI-Measured Learning Application
- Best Advance in Learning Management Technology Review: Australian Sports Commission Grows Active Learners 150% in 12 Months
- Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training Technology Review: LatitudeLearning Turns Partner Training Into Measurable Revenue — Up to 100% Sales Lift
- Best Advance in Content Authoring Technology Review: Easygenerator Turns Documents into Publish-Ready Courses Up to 9x Faster
- Best Advance in Unique Learning Technology Review: 7taps Helped Wave Utilities Push Completion Rates from 48% to 98%
- Best Advance in Performance Management Technology Review: SunExpress SunSET AI Delivers 145% ROI With Payback in Under Five Months
- Best Advance in Mobile Learning Technology Review: Gnowbe Delivers 100% Certification Pass Rates for Great Eastern’s 3,500 Agents
- Best Advance in Talent Acquisition Technology Review: isolved Reduces Time-to-Hire 38% Internally with Job Ad Authoring and AI Match
- Best Advance in Online Mentoring Tools Technology Review: NovoEd Unifies Learning, Mentoring, & Practice — One Platform, One ROI
Why Brandon Hall Group’s Institute™ is Your Competitive Edge
- Evidence-Based Intelligence: Every asset delivers actionable frameworks that transform strategic vision into measurable business outcomes — from AI-driven leadership development blueprints to talent acquisition maturity models grounded in real organizational data.
- Award-Winning Methodologies: Our Technology Reviews are validated by global organizations achieving breakthrough results, with documented outcomes ranging from 145% ROI on performance management AI to 171% business metric gains through generative AI learning solutions.
- Future-Ready Insights: We don’t just analyze current best practices — we prepare you for emerging workforce challenges through AI transformation playbooks, CFO-aligned HR strategies, and progression frameworks that position your organization ahead of industry disruption.
- Comprehensive Coverage: From leadership development and talent acquisition to learning technology and DEI, our research addresses every critical dimension of human capital management with proven frameworks and real-world results.
Your Next Step: Transform Strategic Insights into Competitive Advantage Today
Every asset in this collection represents years of research, thousands of organizational case studies, and proven frameworks that deliver measurable business impact. Whether you’re aligning HR strategy with finance priorities, building AI-powered leadership pipelines, or maturing your talent acquisition function, Brandon Hall Group™ provides the strategic intelligence that transforms HR and learning functions from cost centers into competitive differentiators.
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