Most organizations say culture matters. But too often, culture is treated like a communications campaign: a set of values on posters, an engagement score, or convenient town hall messaging….

Banking and financial services organizations are navigating rapid change — from AI-enabled decision-making and evolving regulatory expectations to accelerating shifts in critical skills and leadership capability….

Brandon Hall Group’s latest research shows that only 42% of organizations report strong alignment between learning initiatives and business goals. The same study finds that time, more than budget or technology, is now the biggest constraint facing L&D teams….

We know we can create great learning programs, but do we really know if they’re having an impact? The best companies are designing with an eye on broader business outcomes, not just completions and smile sheets. Join Managing Director David Wentworth as he explores award-winning examples of companies doing just that. We will look at how and why they design based on concrete business needs and conditions….

Disruption is no longer episodic, it is the operating environment. Yet many organizations continue to treat leader burnout as an individual issue rather than a systemic business risk. In this session, Dr. Marline C. Duroseau draws on Brandon Hall Group research and executive experience to examine how constant disruption reshapes leadership demands, emotionally, cognitively, and operationally. Attendees will explore what HR often underestimates about leadership load, why resilience has evolved into a core business capability, and how organizations can design leadership systems that sustain performance without exhaustion…

Unlocking Performance Through Coaching: A Proven Approach to Professional Development Description: Join Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group™, and Mina Papakonstantinou, Leadership Development Manager at Deloitte LLP, to explore how coaching skills transform workplace conversations and drive organizational success….

Despite billions invested annually, many enterprise leadership programs fail to produce measurable business impact. This session examines why leadership development often stalls at activity instead of outcomes, and what high-performing organizations do differently. Drawing on Brandon Hall Group research and award-winning case studies, Dr. Marline C. Duroseau reframes leadership development through a business-first lens. Participants will explore the critical gap between leadership participation and leadership performance, why traditional success metrics miss the mark, and what HR leaders should be measuring instead to demonstrate real value….

This perspective-driven session draws on my CFO background to explore where HR strategies often miss the mark with senior leaders, and how to reframe people initiatives in financial and business terms without losing the human element….

We’ve made it a quarter-century into this millennium, yet somehow, we’re still grappling with many of the same challenges from the past – with all the new ones tossed on top. Is this the year Learning and Talent finally shake off the old habits that lead to the same results? Can we truly harness the potential that new tools and tech are offering? …

Less than 10% of organizations are realizing meaningful business impact from AI — yet nearly every company has a roadmap. Why? Most are investing 90% of their energy in technology and only 10% in people. In fact, the next frontier of value creation lies not in bigger systems, but in reimagining how work actually gets done….