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.

Topics Included:

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 of staying relevant in a changing workplace.

• Lessons learned about the opportunities for HRD professionals to find their voice and enable the voices of others.

• Lessons learned about the challenge for HRD professionals of improving HRD so as to increase and demonstrate impact.

• Lessons learned about the importance of HRD professionals partnering with others.

• Lessons learned about what this all means for the knowledge, skills, and qualities of HRD professionals.

Bios:

• Darren Short has 29 years of experience building and managing HRD functions in the private and public sectors in both North America & Europe, and he was President of the Academy of Human Resource Development from 2012-2014. Darren’s writing and editing includes journal monographs on research-to-practice and the role of the scholar-practitioner. He has presented at over 20 international conferences on topics ranging from leadership development to virtual learning, and has been the recipient of the HRD International journal article of the year and the AHRD Excellence in Scholarly Practice Award for his work on training through virtual reality.

How To Listen

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About The Series:

• For full details of the Human Resource Development Masterclass podcast, visit the AHRD website via the handy shortcut of: http://www.hrdmasterclass.com/

Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by: Interpretive Simulations - check them out at www.interpretive.com; and also by Stylus Publishing, publisher of The Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education, 2020 - visit them at www.styluspub.com.