Research Topics

6 areas of learning

More committee buys, building relationships more broadly, proving value?

The use of Generative AI in the workplace may level the playing field when it comes to skills. What will be the new category of KSA's needed to succeed?

Federated, Centralized, or Decentralized: which structure makes sense, and what roles belong in each? Optimization of budget Optimizing portfolio, etc. Financial mgt of the learning org, how to get really good at doing that Look up Dave Vance - a practical way to justify needing a budget (forensic spend analysis) (financial acumen) what other practices are there to undertstand where is the org spending money and can we optimize that spend to pool dollars

How are organizations truly enabling talent mobility, in each of the 5 models we identified in 2021?

As the economy works to find its footing, how are organizations making decisions about what talent is critical, and how to develop that talent?

Too often, organizations try to boost employee wellness by adding more to employees' plates: An app to interact with, a program to follow, a class to take. These efforts, though well-intentioned, don't address a fundamental and underlying driver of employee stress and burnout: There's just too much to do. This project would look at how organizations are simplifying, redesigning, and / or automating work to make workloads more manageable--and the effects those efforts have on employee wellbeing.