In this final episode of the second season of HRD Masterclass, Darren Short reflects back on what we’ve learned about the work of HRD professionals, supported by extracts taken from some of the 35 conversations featured in the season. Darren also spotlights a few conversations that he finds himself revisiting over and over again. During the episode, Darren explores: Lessons learned about the nature of HRD work and how that’s changing.Lessons learned about the challenge for HRD professionals...

In this penultimate episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Andrea D. Ellinger (Emerita Professor, The University of Texas at Tyler) and Dr. Jenni Jones (University of Wolverhampton) discuss Coaching, including: What is meant by the term coaching, and how it differs from mentoring.What it takes to become a good coach.Moderating factors that help and hinder the coaching process.The use of internal and external coaches, as well as virtual coaching.The more commonly found coaching models, tools, and...

In this ninth episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Katie Bailey (King’s College London) and Dr. Sunyoung Park (Louisiana State University) discuss Meaningful Work, including: What is meant by the term meaningful work.What makes work meaningful.The connection between meaningful work and HRD.The predictors and outcomes of meaningful work.Measures of meaningful work.The benefits and risks of HRD seeking to increase the meaning that employees find in their work.and much more. In the first part of the...

In this eighth episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Ciara Nolan (Technological University Dublin), Dr. Michael Mustafa (University of Nottingham Malaysia), and Dr. Heather Short (The Open University) discuss HRD in SMEs, including: What is meant by the term Small & Medium Enterprises.How SMEs differ around the world.What HRD and learning looks like in SMEs, and also within Family SMEs.The role of the business owner and family members in HRD within SMEs.The role of technology in learning within...

In this seventh episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Valerie Stead (Lancaster University) and Dr. Susan R. Madsen (Utah State University) discuss Leadership Development, including: The difference between leadership development and developing leaders.The content of leadership development programs.Models that are helpful in developing leaders.Leadership development for women and integrating it into leadership development strategies.The relationship between power and leadership development.How...

In this sixth episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Fredrick Muyia Nafukho (Texas A&M University) and Dr. Wendy E.A. Ruona (University of Georgia) discuss Training Transfer & Sustainment, including: What we mean by “training transfer” and why it’s an important concept in HRD.The components of the transfer system, and which of those components are most likely to impact transfer.Which components are most critical at the different stages of the transfer process.The important role that managers...

In this fifth episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Julie Gedro (SUNY Empire State College), Dr. Chaunda L. Scott (Oakland University), and Dr. Joshua Collins (University of Minnesota) discuss Marginalization & Privilege, including: What is meant by the terms marginalization and privilege.How marginalization and privilege connect to HRD.How to question your own privilege and learn from others’ lived experiences.The effectiveness of diversity and inclusion training in addressing marginalization...

In this fourth episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Brad Shuck (Professor, University of Louisville), Dr. Kim Nimon (Professor, University of Texas at Tyler), and Dr. Jae Young Lee (Assistant Professor, Kookmin University, South Korea) discuss Employee Engagement, including: What we mean by the term employee engagement.The roots of the concept.How employee engagement is measured.HRD’s role in employee engagement.How to improve employee engagement.and much more.In the first part of the episode,...

In this third episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Mesut Akdere (Professor, Purdue University), Dr. Komal Khandelwal (Associate Professor, Amity University, Jaipur), and Dr. Elisabeth E Bennett (Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern University) discuss Technology in HRD, including: The HRD implications of technology changes in the workplace.HRD and Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Augmented Reality.How HRD can leverage a blend of technologies.Virtual HRD and its connection to the...

In this second episode of Season 2, guests Dr. K. Peter Kuchinke (Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Dr. Claretha Hughes (University of Arkansas), and Dr. Khalil M. Dirani (Texas A&M University) discuss Ethics in HRD, including: What we mean by the term ethics.The role ethics plays within HRD.The most common and challenging situations faced by HRD professionals.The role of ethical standards. How HRD professionals can prepare for ethical issues.and much...

In this first episode of Season 2, guests Dr. Michael Marquardt (Professor Emeritus, George Washington University, U.S.A.) and Dr. Cheryl Brook (University of Portsmouth, U.K.) discuss Action Learning, including: What Action Learning is.Examples of Action Learning in organizations. How Action Learning differs from other forms of learning.How to introduce Action Learning into organizations.What makes Action Learning so powerful.and much more.In the first part of the episode, Mike and Cheryl...

Join host, Darren Short, for this introduction to Season 2 of the HRD Masterclass podcast, brought to you by the Academy of Human Resource Development. The series releases weekly starting on November 9th, and features 25 scholars from 6 countries. Topics covered include Action Learning, Coaching, Employee Engagement, Ethics, HRD in SMEs, Leadership Development, Marginalization & Privilege, Meaningful Work, Technology in HRD, and Training Transfer. The first six episodes in the season...

In this final episode of the first series of HRD Masterclass, Darren Short reflects back on what we’ve learned about the fundamentals of HRD, supported by extracts taken from some of the 34 conversations featured in the series. Darren also spotlights a few conversations that he finds himself revisiting over and over again, together with some of the questions that he will carry forward to the second series that releases later this year. During the episode, Darren explores: How we define...

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...

In this ninth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Darlene Russ-Eft (Purdue University), and Dr. Jie Ke (Jackson State University) discuss evaluation and its role within Human Resource Development, including: Different types of HRD evaluation.Problems with evaluating using Kirkpatrick's levels.Alternatives to evaluating using Kirkpatrick.Speaking to organizational leaders about HRD impact.Aligning evaluation research and practice.The challenges of HRD programs being evaluated by those who...

This eighth episode of HRD Masterclass is dedicated to the memory of Professor AAhad Osman-Gani, who sadly passed away on July 16, 2021. The episode features two guests: Dr. AAhad Osman-Gani (INCEIF Global University, Malaysia), and Dr. Roziah Mohd Rasdi (Universiti Putra Malaysia). In the first part of the episode, AAhad and Roziah meet one-to-one with the host, Darren Short. In the second part, they meet together to discuss their shared interest in Cross-Cultural HRD. The topics explored...

In this seventh episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd (University of Oklahoma), Dr. Yonjoo Cho (University of Texas at Tyler), and Dr. Torrence Sparkman (Rochester Institute of Technology) discuss Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and its role within Human Resource Development, including: The opportunity for HRD to work on social justice issues.How HRD can work with HRM on diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizations.The effectiveness of diversity training.Leveraging...

In this sixth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Laura Bierema (The University of Georgia, USA), Dr. Carole Elliott (University of Sheffield, UK), and Dr. Tomika Greer (University of Houston, USA) discuss Critical HRD and its role within Human Resource Development, including: What is meant by the term Critical HRD.How to approach HRD from a critical perspective.How inequities show up across organizations, and how to respond to them.Examples of Critical HRD in action.HRD's role in creating...

In this fifth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Kim McDonald (Professor Emerita at Purdue University Fort Wayne), and Dr. Rajashi Ghosh (Associate Professor and Department Chair at Drexel University) discuss Career Development and its role within Human Resource Development, including: Definitions of careers and career development.The changing nature of careers in the workplace.The role of HRD professionals in career development.Implications for HRD of the shift of ownership for careers...

In this fourth episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Ronald L. Jacobs (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne), Dr. Melika Shirmohammadi (University of Houston), and Dr. Seung Won Yoon (Texas A&M University-Commerce) discuss Training and Development and its role within Human Resource Development, including: What is meant by the term "Training and Development".The changing nature of work and implications for Training and Development.How remote working affects Training and...

In this third episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Gary N. McLean (Professor, Assumption University, Bangkok, and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA) and Dr. Toby Egan (University of Maryland, USA) discuss Organization Development and its role within Human Resource Development, including: Defining Organization Development.Examples of OD interventions.Diagnostics and identifying the right OD intervention.Ethics within OD. The roles of internal and external OD...

In this second episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Karen E. Watkins (The University of Georgia, USA), Dr. Victoria Marsick (Columbia University, USA), and Dr. Geleana D. Alston (North Carolina A&T State University) discuss Learning in Organizations, including: Different types of learning, and how those are changing in the workplace of the 2020s.Building a learning culture.Learning within teams.The role of mentoring, and the difference between coaching and mentoring.The role of managers...

In this first episode of HRD Masterclass, guests Dr. Richard A. Swanson (Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA) and Dr. Linda Perriton (University of Stirling, Scotland) discuss the history and foundations of Human Resource Development, including: HRD history and origins, and how those vary by location.Terms used to describe HRD.HRD professional associations.The relationship between Human Resource Development and Human Resource Management.How much is known about what works in...

Join host, Darren Short, for this short introduction to the HRD Masterclass podcast, brought to you by the Academy of Human Resource Development. The first series focuses on the fundamentals of Human Resource Development, and features 10 episodes and 24 scholars, authors, and researchers. The series launches with two episodes in late-June 2021, followed by weekly episodes for the next nine weeks. To find out more, check out HRDMasterclass.com.  Subscribe today to ensure that you don't miss...