What Does Your CFO Actually Want?
Brandon Hall Group’s Latest Research Has the Answer

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.

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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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Explore This Week’s Complete Research Collection

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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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.
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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.