In this final episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Jamie L. Callahan (Durham University), Dr. Mark Gatto (Northumbria University), and Taylor Cavallo (University of Minnesota) discuss the relationship between HRD and Pop Culture, including: What is meant by the term “pop culture”?How does pop culture portray organizations and work?How does pop culture portray HR?How does pop culture’s portrayal of organizations, work and HR influence how employees view HR and HRD in the workplace?How can HRD...

In this penultimate episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Ellen Scully-Russ (The George Washington University, USA), Dr. Eugene Sadler-Smith (University of Surrey, UK), and Dr. Maria Cseh (The George Washington University, USA) discuss the relationship between HRD and the Climate Crisis, including: What influenced the guests' interest in climate issues?What are the implications of the Climate Crisis for organizations and how are they responding?What are the implications for individual employees and...

In this ninth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Alexandre Ardichvili (University of Minnesota, USA), Dr. Maria José Sousa (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), and Dr. Uta Wilkens (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) discuss the relationship between HRD and Artificial Intelligence, including: What is meant by the term Artificial Intelligence?Why is Artificial Intelligence in the news?How is Artificial Intelligence impacting organizations, and how could that impact change in the coming...

In this eighth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Katherine Jeffery (KJ Consulting), Dr. Malaika Edwards (University of Houston), and Dr. Marie-Line Germain (Western Carolina University) discuss the relationship between HRD and Generational Changes in the Workforce, including: What is meant by the term Generations?How do Generations differ, and how has our understanding of those differences changed in recent years?How are differences between Generations impacting organizations and the...

In this seventh episode of Season 4, guests Dr. David McGuire (Edinburgh Napier University), Dr. Jessica Li (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), and Laurel Farrer (GitLab) discuss the relationship between HRD and Remote Working, including: What is meant by the term Remote Working?How has our view of Remote Working been changing, and what is driving those changes?How is the changing nature of Remote Working impacting organizations at different locations around the world?What does all of...

In this sixth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Fotios Mitsakis (Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University), Dr. Mandolen Mull (Rockford University and MullMentum Consulting, LLC.), and Dr. Parisa Mahboubi (C.D. Howe Institute) discuss the relationship between HRD, inflation and unemployment, including: What is meant by the terms Inflation and Unemployment?Why is there so much interest in the topics of Inflation and Unemployment?How do Inflation & Unemployment impact...

In this fifth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Amanda Hay (Nottingham Trent University), Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek (Purdue University), and Dr. Meera Alagaraja (now Texas A&M University, and University of Louisville at the time of recording) discuss the relationship between HRD, anxiety, and burnout, including: What is meant by the terms Anxiety and Burnout?How are individual employees and the workforce as a whole impacted by Anxiety and Burnout?What are the implications for organizations and...

In this fourth episode of Season 4, guests Aiko Bethea (RARE Coaching & Consulting), Dr. Cynthia Sims (University of Georgia), and Dr. Mary Alfred (Texas A&M University) discuss the relationship between HRD, social justice, and human rights, including: What is meant by the term Social Justice? What do you see as the relationship between Social Justice and Human Rights, and how does that relationship influence your thinking on Social Justice?How are organizations impacted by Social...

In this third episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims (Troy University, USA), Dr. Greg Wang (University of Texas at Tyler, USA), and Dr. Maxim Voronov (York University, Canada) discuss the relationship between HRD and organizational, national and global politics, including: What is meant by the term politics?How do national and global politics impact organizations, and how has our view of the impact changed in recent years?What does politics look like within organizations, and how...

In this second episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Bhagyashree Barhate (University of Southern Mississippi), Dr. Rajashi Ghosh (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Dr. Yuanlu Niu (University of Arkansas) discuss the relationship between HRD and the Great Resignation, including: What is meant by the term Great Resignation?How is the Great Resignation impacting organizations, and how does that impact look different by industry or sector?What does all of this mean for individual employees in...

In this first episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Jia Wang (Texas A&M University), Dr. Oliver Crocco (Louisiana State University), and Dr. Robert Yawson (Quinnipiac University) discuss the relationship between HRD and the changing nature of globalization, including: What is meant by the term Globalization?How has our view of Globalization been changing, and what is driving those changes?How is the changing nature of Globalization impacting organizations and the workforce?What are the...

Season 4 launches on August 15th 2023 with eleven episodes exploring the relationship between HRD and different trends in organizations and society with the help of 33 guest experts. Across the season, we’ll look closely at such topics as AI, the Climate Crisis, Social Justice, Inflation, Anxiety, Remote Working, Politics, Pop Culture, Generational Changes in the Workforce, and much more. The season kicks off August 15th with HRD & the changing nature of Globalization (Jia Wang of Texas...

In this final episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Matthijs Bal (University of Lincoln, United Kingdom), Dr. Laura L. Bierema (University of Georgia, United States), and Dr. Isabel Rimanoczy (The Sustainability Mindset Principles) discuss the relationship between HRD and Sustainability, including: What is meant by the term Sustainability?What is the connection between Sustainability and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between Sustainability and HRD?To what extent...

In this tenth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Hannah Love (Divergent Science LLC), Dr. Alina M. Waite (Indiana State University), and Dr. Jill Zarestky (Colorado State University) discuss the relationship between HRD and STEM, including: What is meant by STEM?What is the connection between STEM and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between STEM and HRD?How is STEM/HRD collaboration mutually beneficial, and what are some practical applications or examples of...

In this ninth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Caleb Seung-hyun Han (University of Georgia), Dr. Ciarán McFadden (Edinburgh Napier University), and Dr. Marianne van Woerkom (Erasmus University) discuss the relationship between HRD and Psychology, including: What is meant by the term Psychology?What is the connection between Psychology and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between Psychology and HRD?To what extent does HRD looks the way it does because we have...

In this eighth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Judi Neal (Global Consciousness Institute), Dr. Julia Storberg-Walker (The George Washington University), and Sook Yee Tai (AITIA Institute) discuss the relationship between HRD and Spirituality, including: What is meant by the term Spirituality?What is the connection between Spirituality and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between Spirituality and HRD?What is the relationship between Spirituality, meaningful work,...

In this seventh episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Szufang Chuang (Indiana State University, United States), Dr. Claretha Hughes (University of Arkansas, United States), and Prof. Jim Stewart (Liverpool Business School, United Kingdom) discuss the relationship between HRD and Philosophy, including: What is meant by the term Philosophy?What is the connection between Philosophy and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between Philosophy and HRD?Which current philosophies...

In this sixth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Jamie L. Callahan (Durham University, United Kingdom), Dr. Sharon Mavin (University of Newcastle, United Kingdom), and Dr. Melissa Yoong (University of Nottingham Malaysia)  discuss the relationship between HRD and Gender, including: What is meant by the term Gender?What is the connection between Gender and the concepts of work and the workplace?How does the increasing focus on transgender and nonbinary issues fit into the wider discussion on...

In this fifth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Chungil Chae (Wenzhou-Keane University, China), Dr. Claire Gubbins (Dublin City University Business School, Ireland), and Dr. Peter Gray (University of Virginia, USA) discuss the relationship between HRD and Data Analytics, including: What is meant by the term Data Analytics?What is the connection between Data Analytics and the concepts of work and the workplace?How does Data Analytics help HRD in working on current organizational challenges?What...

In this fourth episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Stephen Brookfield (Antioch University), Dr. Robin Grenier (University of Connecticut), and Dr. Aliki Nicolaides (University of Georgia) discuss the relationship between HRD and Adult Education, including: What is meant by the term Adult Education?What is the connection between Adult Education and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between Adult Education and HRD?To what extent do HRD professionals consider themselves...

In this third episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Nicholas Clarke (University of Kent, United Kingdom), Dr. Thomas Garavan (Cork University Business School, Ireland), and Dr. Kibum Kwon (Texas A&M University-Commerce, United States) discuss the relationship between HRD and Economics, including: What is meant by the term Economics?What is the connection between Economics and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between Economics and HRD?How does Economics help HRD to...

In this second episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Valerie Anderson (University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom), Dr. Ronan Carbery (Cork University Business School, Ireland), and Dr. Jacek Miroński (Warsaw School of Economics, Poland) discuss the relationship between HRD and HRM, including: What is meant by HRM?What is the connection between HRM and the concepts of work and the workplace?What is the relationship between HRM and HRD?How does HRM help HRD to understand and work on current and future...

In this first episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd (University of Oklahoma), Dr. Chaunda L. Scott (Oakland University), and Dr. Terrence E. Maltbia (Columbia University) discuss the relationship between HRD and Antiracism, including: What is meant by the term Antiracism?What is the connection between Antiracism and the concepts of work and the workplace?What are the systems, policies and practices that tend to perpetuate racism within organizations, and what’s the role of HRD to...

Join host, Darren Short, for this introduction to Season 3 of the HRD Masterclass podcast, brought to you by the Academy of Human Resource Development. The series releases weekly starting on August 2nd and brings you eleven episodes that explore the relationship between HRD and other disciplines, fields, and subjects. Each episode will be an hour long and dedicated to a group discussion with three scholars. In total, we’ll feature 33 scholars working in 7 countries, and between them they’re...