
Human Resource Development Masterclass
Human Resource Development Masterclass is a podcast series from the Academy of Human Resource Development, the organization that leads HRD through research. Each 60-90 minute episode features leading authors, scholars and researchers in conversation on the fundamentals of HRD and how those are changing in the workplace of the 2020s. The series is hosted by Darren Short who has 30 years of HRD experience in Europe and North America and who was President of the Academy of Human Resource Development in 2012-2014. To find out more about the series and how you can access bonus materials not included in the podcast, visit hrdmasterclass.com. Subscribe today to ensure you don’t miss any episodes.
Episodes
48 episodes
HRD & Pop Culture
In this final episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Jamie L. Callahan (Durham University), Dr. Mark Gatto (Northumbria University), and Taylor Cavallo (University of Minnesota) discuss the relationship between HRD and Pop Culture, including:<...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:05:32

HRD & The Climate Crisis
In this penultimate episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Ellen Scully-Russ (The George Washington University, USA), Dr. Eugene Sadler-Smith (University of Surrey, UK), and Dr. Maria Cseh (The George Washington University, USA) discuss the relationsh...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:03:04

HRD & Artificial Intelligence
In this ninth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Alexandre Ardichvili (University of Minnesota, USA), Dr. Maria José Sousa (University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal), and Dr. Uta Wilkens (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) discuss the relationship b...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:03:18

HRD & Generational Changes in the Workforce
In this eighth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Katherine Jeffery (KJ Consulting), Dr. Malaika Edwards (University of Houston), and Dr. Marie-Line Germain (Western Carolina University) discuss the relationship between HRD and Generational Change...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:04:20

HRD & Remote Working
In this seventh episode of Season 4, guests Dr. David McGuire (Edinburgh Napier University), Dr. Jessica Li (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), and Laurel Farrer (GitLab) discuss the relationship between HRD and Remote Working, including...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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59:44

HRD, Inflation & Unemployment
In this sixth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Fotios Mitsakis (Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University), Dr. Mandolen Mull (Rockford University and MullMentum Consulting, LLC.), and Dr. Parisa Mahboubi (C.D. Howe Institute) disc...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:04:25

HRD, Anxiety & Burnout
In this fifth episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Amanda Hay (Nottingham Trent University), Dr. Ellen Ernst Kossek (Purdue University), and Dr. Meera Alagaraja (now Texas A&M University, and University of Louisville at the time of recording) di...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:06:34

HRD, Social Justice & Human Rights
In this fourth episode of Season 4, guests Aiko Bethea (RARE Coaching & Consulting), Dr. Cynthia Sims (University of Georgia), and Dr. Mary Alfred (Texas A&M University) discuss the relationship between HRD, social justice, and human ri...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:01:27

HRD & Politics
In this third episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Dionne Rosser-Mims (Troy University, USA), Dr. Greg Wang (University of Texas at Tyler, USA), and Dr. Maxim Voronov (York University, Canada) discuss the relationship between HRD and organizational,...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:05:15

HRD & The Great Resignation
In this second episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Bhagyashree Barhate (University of Southern Mississippi), Dr. Rajashi Ghosh (Teachers College, Columbia University), and Dr. Yuanlu Niu (University of Arkansas) discuss the relationship between HRD...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:07:10

HRD & Globalization
In this first episode of Season 4, guests Dr. Jia Wang (Texas A&M University), Dr. Oliver Crocco (Louisiana State University), and Dr. Robert Yawson (Quinnipiac University) discuss the relationship between HRD and the changing nature of glo...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:07:28

Season 4 Trailer
Season 4 launches on August 15th 2023 with eleven episodes exploring the relationship between HRD and different trends in organizations and society with the help of 33 guest experts. Across the season, we’ll look closely at such topics as AI, t...
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Season 4
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Episode 0
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2:21

HRD & Sustainability
In this final episode of Season 3, guests Dr. Matthijs Bal (University of Lincoln, United Kingdom), Dr. Laura L. Bierema (University of Georgia, United States), and Dr. Isabel Rimanoczy (The Sustainability Mindset Principles) discuss the relati...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:06:58

HRD & STEM
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:
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:05:10

HRD & Psychology
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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1:07:59

HRD & Spirituality
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, i...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:07:03

HRD & Philosophy
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:06:02

HRD & Gender
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 relatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:06:51

HRD & Data Analytics
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 betwee...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:05:42

HRD & Adult Education
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, in...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:07:50

HRD & Economics
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:08:00

HRD & HRM
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 re...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:07:16

HRD & Antiracism
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:...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:06:15

Season 3 Trailer
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 explor...
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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3:15

Developing As An HRD Professional
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 al...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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55:40
