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Mar 6, 2025 • 32min

Episode 292: The Learning Revolution: How Top Organizations Build Functional Leadership Excellence

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer, engages in an insightful conversation with Devin Bigoness, Chief Client Officer from Executive Education and Lifelong Learning at Darden UVA, exploring the critical role of functional leadership development in preparing organizations for future success. The discussion examines how leaders can develop both technical depth and strategic breadth while navigating rapid organizational change and technological disruption.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 35min

Episode 291: The Future of Leadership: Simulation, Skills, and Organizational Transformation

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer, engages in an insightful conversation with Mark Atkinson, Founder and CEO of Mursion, exploring how organizations can leverage immersive learning and simulation technologies to drive leadership development and organizational transformation. The discussion examines the evolution of learning approaches, from traditional video-based training to AI-supported simulations, while focusing on cultivating inclusive leadership and driving meaningful behavioral change.
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Feb 12, 2025 • 27min

Episode 290: Beyond Skills to Capacity: The True Power of Executive Coaching

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer and Principal Analyst, engages in an insightful conversation with Pamela Fuller, Vice President at BTS and Head of their Executive Coaching Center of Excellence, exploring how organizations can leverage professional coaching to drive leadership development and behavioral change. The discussion examines the evolution of coaching approaches, from traditional executive coaching to AI-supported solutions, while focusing on measuring impact and ensuring return on investment.
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Feb 4, 2025 • 31min

Episode 289: Driving Retention & ROI: The Power of Management Pathways

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Rachel Cooke, Host of Excellence at Work and COO, engages in an insightful conversation with Anne Trumbore, Chief Digital Learning Officer at Sands Institute for Lifelong Learning at Darden Education, exploring how organizations can drive retention and ROI through strategic management pathways. The discussion examines innovative approaches to identifying hidden talent, developing future leaders, and adapting to longer working lives.
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Jan 23, 2025 • 25min

Excellence at Work Episode 287: From Chaos to Impact: Revolutionizing Learning Across a Global Workforce

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer of Brandon Hall Group, engages in an insightful conversation with Jill Stefaniak, Chief Learning Officer at Litmos, exploring the evolving landscape of workplace learning and development. The discussion delves into critical challenges facing L&D professionals and innovative solutions for creating impactful learning experiences across diverse workforces.
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Jan 10, 2025 • 46min

Episode 286: Lifelong Learning: Reshaping Talent Development

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Rachel Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group, discusses with Ashley Williams, CEO and CLO of Darden Executive Education and Lifelong Learning at UVA Darden Institute for Lifelong Learning, how organizations can adapt their approach to talent development in an era of rapid change and longer careers.
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Dec 18, 2024 • 48min

Episode 285: Building Corporate Athletes: Inside Estée Lauder's Award-Winning Development Program

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Rachel Cooke, COO of Brandon Hall Group, discusses with Todd Smith, Executive Director of Enterprise Learning and Development at Estée Lauder Companies, and Dr. Lauren Hodges, Founder of Performance on Purpose, how organizations can create comprehensive wellness programs that enhance both personal and professional performance. The conversation explores Estée Lauder's award-winning Enterprise Athlete program, representing an innovative approach to employee wellbeing and development.
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Dec 14, 2024 • 41min

Episode 284: Leadership Excellence in Action: How WESCO Built a Global Development Plan from Scratch

This insightful conversation provides practical insights into creating and scaling effective leadership development programs in a global organization, highlighting the importance of executive sponsorship, participant feedback, and continuous innovation in learning delivery.
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Dec 10, 2024 • 33min

Episode 283: Optimizing Learning Tech Ecosystems: Navigating Challenges and Future Trends

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Rachel Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group, discusses with Todd Miller, Chief Technology Officer of AllenComm, how organizations can optimize their learning technology ecosystems and prepare for future innovations. With over 33 years of experience leading technical innovations at AllenComm, Miller shares valuable insights on current challenges and emerging opportunities in corporate learning technologies.
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Dec 9, 2024 • 26min

Episode 282: Leadership Development Reimagined: How AI Is Transforming Role-Play and Case Studies

In this Brandon Hall Group™ Excellence at Work Podcast, Michael Rochelle, Chief Strategy Officer of Brandon Hall Group, sits down with Luke Owings, VP of Product at Abilitie, to explore how AI is transforming leadership development through innovative experiential learning approaches. The conversation examines the evolution of traditional training methods and how AI-enabled solutions are creating more engaging and effective learning experiences.

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