Human Resource Development Masterclass

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...

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 relati...

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 relat...

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 wo...

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...

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 t...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 natur...

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...

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 seek...

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 o...

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 le...

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...

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’ liv...

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 employ...

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 Au...

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....

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...

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, Mea...

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 secon...

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 c...