In this final episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we look at the main lessons learned from the series to answer the question of Why Executive Education? To do this, we explore what surfaced about the people who go through the program, what it was like for them to study in the Executive Master’s, how they and their organizations benefited from the program, and how the Executive Master’s was designed to deliver those benefits. Along the way, we revisit a few of the most memorable conversations featured in the first nine episodes.  Guests featured ..read more

In this eighth episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we explore a metaphor that’s often used when talking about education and learning: that of connecting the dots. With the help of current and former students, we look into why it’s so important, especially in the context of education and learning, and why the metaphor gets used so often by those who go through the Houston program. We also hear from the Director of the Executive Master’s about how the program is designed and delivered to facilitate the connecting of dots. Guests featured in the episod ..read more

In this seventh episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we  focus on data and how students in the program learn about the critical role that data plays in the day-to-day work of HRD professionals. To do this, we meet  faculty members as well as graduates of the program to look into why data is such an important topic for HRD, how the program helps HRD professionals to overcome a wariness of data and to then use existing data within an organization as well as generate new data, to then communicate data to employees, stakeholders, and decision m ..read more

In this sixth episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we look deeper into the people side of change by examining the importance of dialogic change processes, and why dialogic change is important for leaders and HRD professionals. To do that, we meet a current student, a former student, three faculty members, and a member of the Advisory Board to explore the difference between dialogic and diagnostic change, why dialogic is important, what makes dialogic change so impactful in a diverse workplace with complex problems, how dialogic is covered in the Exec ..read more

In this fifth episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we explore change leadership and why it’s important for leaders. To do this, we meet faculty members as well as graduates of the program to look into lessons learned about tools for managing and leading change, developing a change leadership mindset, and the importance of the people side of change. We also hear how the program helped participants to address their own fears and emotions around change as well as several examples of how graduates of the program have benefited by applying their lessons l ..read more

In this fourth episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we take a more-focused look at a key aspect of the program’s design: that of cohorts and the idea that students go through the program together in a small cohort, and we answer the question “How do COHORTS impact 'Becoming'?” To do this, we meet seven current and former students to hear how this cohort experience differs from more traditional approaches to Master’s programs and the benefits that flow from going through a program in a small group. We also hear from the Program Manager for the Executi ..read more

In this third episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we explore benefits for organizations employing students and alumni of the Executive Master's in HRD. To do that, we meet eight current and former students as well as two members of the University faculty. Together, we look at how organizations have benefited financially through process improvements, new teams, and new programs that all flow directly from projects within the Executive Master’s. We also look at how organizations benefit through the daily use that students and alumni make of what they ..read more

In this second episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we explore how the Executive Master's in HRD program was designed to deliver the benefits we heard about in the first episode. With the help of current and former faculty, advisory board members, program management and leadership, we look at the building blocks of the program and how those blocks combine in a way that allows for intensive learning and change. We hear about the importance of cohorts, the experiential nature of project work, the global component, how classes are taught, the close ties ..read more

Executive HRD is the new podcast series from the University of Houston where we lift up the hood and look inside of the University of Houston’s Executive Master's in HRD to explore what it means to undertake an HRD Master’s and to surface some of the expected and unexpected benefits. Along the way, we meet current students, alumni, faculty and advisory board members to learn about what makes the University of Houston program so special as it celebrates its ten year anniversary. Each 30-45 minute episode looks at a different aspect of the program . The first two episodes release at the beginnin ..read more

In this final episode of Executive HRD, the new podcast series from the University of Houston, we look at the main lessons learned from the series to answer the question of Why Executive Education? To do this, we explore what surfaced about the people who go through the program, what it was like for them to study in the Executive Master’s, how they and their organizations benefited from the program, and how the Executive Master’s was designed to deliver those benefits. Along the way, we revisit a few of the most memorable conversations featured in the first nine episodes.  Guests featured ..read more