Strategic HR Leadership: Master AI Transformation
and Employee Engagement Excellence
with Brandon Hall Group™

AI transformation and human-centered performance management are reshaping how organizations build, develop, and retain top talent. Brandon Hall Group’s Institute™ delivers game-changing research that addresses the most critical challenges facing today’s HR leaders: implementing AI-first HR functions, building psychological safety in distributed teams, and creating learning experiences that drive measurable business impact.

 

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

🎯 Build Your AI-First HR Function with Strategic Precision

Playbook: The HR Leader’s Guide to AI Transformation — A Strategic Playbook for Building AI-First Human Resources Functions

This comprehensive playbook delivers the strategic framework HR leaders need to successfully integrate AI across their entire human resources function. The research provides detailed implementation roadmaps, risk mitigation strategies, and proven methodologies for transforming traditional HR processes into AI-powered competitive advantages. Critical considerations include change management protocols, technology selection criteria, and measurement frameworks that ensure your AI transformation delivers measurable ROI while maintaining the human touch that drives employee engagement.

📊 Capture Real-Time Engagement Intelligence in Just 5 Minutes

Strategy Brief: The 5-Minute Pulse Survey — Capturing Real-Time Engagement Data

Transform your employee engagement measurement with this breakthrough methodology that delivers actionable insights without survey fatigue. This strategic framework demonstrates how leading organizations capture meaningful engagement data through ultra-efficient pulse surveys that employees actually complete. The research covers optimal question design, frequency optimization, response rate maximization techniques, and advanced analytics approaches that turn engagement data into strategic business decisions. Implementation considerations include technology platform selection, manager training protocols, and action-planning frameworks that ensure survey insights drive tangible workplace improvements.

🚀 Accelerate New Hire Success with the First 90 Days Blueprint

Strategy Brief: Learning During Onboarding Redesign — First 90 Days Blueprint

Revolutionize your onboarding process with this comprehensive blueprint that transforms new hire experiences into competitive retention advantages. The strategic framework addresses critical touchpoints, learning milestones, and performance indicators that accelerate time-to-productivity while building lasting employee connections. Key methodologies include role-specific learning pathways, manager enablement protocols, peer integration strategies, and measurement systems that track both immediate impact and long-term retention outcomes. Practical applications span remote, hybrid, and in-person environments with adaptable templates for diverse organizational structures.

 

COMPLETE ARSENAL: Your Strategic Advantage Across Every HR Domain

🎯 Performance Excellence & Strategic Growth

🧠 Learning & Development Innovation

🔄 Employee Experience & Engagement Transformation

💰 Recognition & Technology Innovation

🏢 Leadership & Team Performance Excellence

 

 

📊 PROVEN SUCCESS STORIES: Real Results from Real Organizations

Our latest case studies showcase extraordinary achievements across diverse industries, demonstrating how strategic learning and development initiatives drive measurable business impact:

Skills & Revenue Generation:

Training Efficiency & Performance:

Cost Optimization & Safety:

Engagement & Culture Transformation:

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

  • AI-Driven Intelligence: Every piece of research is designed for strategic transformation in the age of artificial intelligence.
  • Award-Winning Methodologies: Our frameworks are validated by 30+ years of analyzing high-performing organizations.
  • Future-Ready Insights: We don’t just analyze current trends—we help you prepare for the workforce of tomorrow.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: From AI transformation to psychological safety, we address every aspect of human capital excellence.

 

🚀 Your Next Step: Transform Insight into Strategic Action Today

The organizations that will thrive in 2025 and beyond are those that act decisively on strategic intelligence while their competitors hesitate. These assets provide the frameworks, methodologies, and proven strategies you need to build AI-first HR functions, create psychologically safe teams, and design learning experiences that drive measurable business impact. Don’t let another quarter pass while your competition gains the advantage of strategic insight.

🎯 Take Action Now:

Brandon Hall Group™ is the leading research organization in human capital management, helping organizations transform their talent strategies through evidence-based insights and award-winning methodologies.

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Mike Cooke

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.

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Elevate Your Strategy.
Empower Your Team.

Get instant access to research, on demand learning, certifications and expert advisory – all in one membership.
Wether you’re navigating change or building what’s next, Institute gives you the insights and tools to lead with clarity and confidence.

Elevate Your Strategy. Empower Your Team.

Get instant access to research, on demand learning, certifications and expert advisory – all in one membership.
Wether you’re navigating change or building what’s next, Institute gives you the insights and tools to lead with clarity and confidence.