Human-Centered Digital Transformation Meets Recognition Revolution: Your Strategic Guide to Employee-First Excellence from Brandon Hall Group™

Brandon Hall Group’s Institute™ has been working intensively to deliver the most relevant, actionable research to help you navigate today’s employee-centric business challenges.

We published a powerful collection of new assets last week designed to address your most pressing workforce needs. Whether you’re building human-centered digital HR organizations, implementing recognition programs that actually work, or designing globally inclusive learning experiences, we’ve got the strategic insights you need.

 

BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH: Three Game-Changing Assets That Will Transform Your Employee Experience

 

🎯 Build Beyond Technology: The Human-Centered Digital HR Revolution

Strategy Brief: Beyond Technology — Building the Human-Centered Digital HR Organization

This comprehensive strategy brief explores the critical balance between technological advancement and human-centered design in HR transformation. Organizations are discovering that successful digital HR isn’t about implementing the latest tools — it’s about creating technology experiences that enhance human connection, decision-making, and organizational culture. The brief covers essential frameworks for human-centered design thinking, change management strategies that prioritize employee experience, and measurement approaches that balance efficiency gains with human satisfaction and engagement outcomes.

 

 

💼 Stop Losing Top Talent: The Science of Employee Retention That Actually Works

Strategy Brief: Employee Retention Strategies That Work

Employee retention has become the defining challenge of modern talent management, with organizations facing unprecedented turnover rates and fierce competition for skilled professionals. This Brandon Hall Group™ strategy brief addresses the complexities of retention science, moving beyond traditional approaches to explore personalized retention strategies, predictive analytics for retention risk, and the integration of career development, recognition, and cultural alignment. The research examines critical factors including manager effectiveness, career pathing, flexible work arrangements, and the strategic use of data to understand individual employee motivations and retention risks.

 

🌍 Design Learning That Transcends Borders: The Global Learning Excellence Framework

Strategy Brief: Cross-Cultural Considerations in Global Learning Program Design

This Brandon Hall Group™ strategy brief addresses the critical challenge of designing learning programs that resonate across diverse cultural contexts while maintaining organizational consistency and effectiveness. As organizations expand globally, learning professionals must navigate complex cultural nuances, communication preferences, learning styles, and regulatory requirements. Key focuses include cultural competency frameworks, localization strategies, inclusive design principles, and measurement approaches that account for cultural variations while ensuring global learning objectives are achieved.

 

COMPLETE ARSENAL: Your Strategic Advantage Across Every Employee Experience Domain

This latest batch of Institute assets represents our commitment to providing comprehensive, research-backed solutions across all facets of employee-centered excellence. Here’s your complete strategic toolkit.

 

🎯 Recognition & Rewards Excellence

🔄 Learning & Development Innovation

💰 Compensation & Equity Strategy

 

TECHNOLOGY THAT TRANSFORMS: Real Results from Real Organizations

Our technology reviews showcase proven solutions delivering extraordinary measurable impact:

Plus More Game-Changing Technology Reviews:

 

💡 Why Brandon Hall Group’s Institute™ is Your Competitive Edge

In an era where employee experience defines organizational success, companies need more than just best practices — they need research-backed strategies that have been proven to drive engagement, retention, and performance. Our Institute™ provides:

  • Employee-Centric Intelligence: Every piece of research is designed to enhance the human experience while driving business results.
  • Proven Methodologies: Our frameworks are tested across diverse industries and organizational contexts.
  • Future-Ready Insights: We don’t just analyze current trends—we help you prepare for the evolving nature of work and employee expectations.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: From recognition systems to global learning design, we address every aspect of employee-centered excellence.

 

🚀 Your Next Step: Transform Insight into Employee-Centered Success Today

These latest assets represent hundreds of hours of research, analysis, and real-world validation. They’re not just theoretical frameworks—they’re practical tools designed to help you create exceptional employee experiences that drive measurable business results.

Whether you’re looking to build a human-centered digital HR organization, implement retention strategies that actually work, or design learning programs that resonate across cultures, Brandon Hall Group’s Institute™ has the research-backed guidance you need.

Ready to unlock your organization’s employee experience potential? Explore these latest assets and discover how the right insights can transform your approach to human capital excellence.

 

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.