In this tenth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Thomas Garavan (University College Cork, Ireland) and  Dr. Holly Hutchins (University of North Texas, USA) discuss strategic HRD, including: How strategic HRD leads to improved organizational performance.What it means for an organization to practice strategic HRD.The relationship between strategic HRD and strategic HRM.How HRD practitioners can become more strategic.The importance of speaking the language of business.In the first part of the episode, Thomas and Holly meet one-to-one with host, Darren Short. In the second part, they are together to discuss their shared interest in strategic HRD. For full details on the HRD Masterclass series, visit hrdmasterclass.com. For more information on the Academy of Human Resource Development, visit ahrd.org - by being a member of AHRD, you can access bonus materials not included in this episode. This episode is sponsored by: Interpretive Simulations. Find out about their services and their HRManagement simulation at https://www.interpretive.com/