How AI Is Blowing Up The Corporate Learning Market: The Whole Story
This week I detail the whole story: how the $360 billion corporate learning market is being blown up by AI.
This tidal wave has now arrived, with every major company asking “how can I get rid of a third of my training department and deliver skills faster in the flow of work?”
What happens to the Chief Learning Officer? What happens to the LMS? Is Instructional Design going away? What happens to needs analysis? And What are the new jobs in L&D being created?
And in this new world, will we even call it “Learning and Development” any more?
In this podcast I explain the history, the new role of AI, and the ten top implications for L&D, training professionals, HR teams, and employees around the world.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to AI in Learning and Development
03:01 The Business Landscape and AI’s Role
06:04 The History of Learning and Development
08:53 Challenges in Learning and Development
11:45 The Future of Learning with AI
15:05 Transforming Learning and Development Practices
17:56 The Impact of AI on Corporate L&D Teams
21:11 Redefining what L&D does
24:06 Dynamic Learning Systems and AI Architectures
26:48 A Fundamental Shift in Learning and Development Paradigms
30:10 Don’t Get Caught In The Past
Additional Information
The Mercury Release of Galileo Signals a New Era for Intelligent Agents
A Revolution In Corporate Learning Begins, Join Us On The Journey
New Research: Secrets Of The High Performing CHRO
Artificial Intelligence in HR (Josh Bersin Academy)
The Rise of the Superworker: Delivering On The Promise Of AI
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The Galileo™ Mercury Release: Reasoning, Talent Intelligence & More
Introducing the Galileo Mercury Release: a new reasoning model, extensive new data and information from Lightcast, the Universal Competency Framework from SHL, and our first “consultant mode” feature, Intelligent Benchmarking.
Galileo is now the essential AI tool for HR professionals around the world. Get Galileo Today!
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The Impact Of "Tariff Liberation Day" on Human Resources
This week the economic environment changed, with new US reciprocal tariffs launched on 180 countries. The net impact, which is hard to predict, is lots of strategy discussions about manufacturing, redeployment of resources, price increases, and possible economic slowdown. In today’s podcast I explain what this means to you, as an HR leader or HR professional.
Additional Information
The White Collar Recession Is Real: What Should We Do About It?
The Rise of the Superworker: Reinventing Jobs, Careers, and Organizations
The Organization Design SuperClass (Certificate Program)
Systemic HR: The Lean, Mean HR Department
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Are You An Innovative HR Officer? Hear From Jörg Dersch of XPAY
Jörg Dersch, CHRO at XPAY, joins Kathi Enderes to discusses innovation in HR and how CHRO’s can stay ahead. He also shares advice to CEOs about their role in HR issues.
He shares his journey into HR leadership and how HR leaders can become true strategic partners in their organizations. From navigating digital transformation to building business acumen, Jörg offers valuable insights into what it takes to succeed in today’s highly-innovative, tech-enabled HR landscape.
Jörg’s advice – “You own the company. Operate as if the company is your company”
XPay is a fintech company that offers various payment solutions, including international payments APIs, embedded payment solutions, and white-label payment card solutions, aiming to simplify and streamline payment processing for businesses.
Additional Information
New Research: Secrets Of The High Performing CHRO
CHRO Insights Research Report
CHRO Insights Benchmarking Survey
CHRO Insights Video (Youtube)
CHRO Insights Program Overview
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Does Kindness Matter In Business? Today, Yes, More Than Ever.
What’s the solution to political, economic, and global conflict? It’s not more anger and competition, it’s kindness. In this podcast I try to convince you that Kindness, the act of listening, caring, and helping, is a real secret weapon.
Additional Information
The World Happiness Report (which proves that trust and social connections matter more than money)
Edelman Trust Barometer 2025: Crisis of Grievance
Kindness at Work: Our Research and UC Berkeley Research
Irresistible: The Seven Secrets of the World’s Most Enduring, Employee-Focused Organizations (my book)
The Atlantic Article I mention
Ireland