What Colleges Can Learn from Corporate L&D with Brandon Moore

Sarah Holtan, PhD speaks with Brandon Moore, Executive Director of Learning & Development at the Kacmarcik Center for Human Performance. Higher Ed is struggling with shrinking resources and shifting student needs—but what if colleges could learn a thing or two from how the corporate world approaches workforce training? Brandon shares how his team treats employees as whole people, prioritizes training that actually fits real jobs, and isn’t afraid to fail fast and let go of tired programs.Are you stuck wondering why graduates struggle with “people skills” once they hit the workforce—or if colleges can keep up with changing tech? Get ready to rethink what truly matters in student (and employee) development.Tune in to hear Brandon Moore unpack what higher ed can gain from corporate L&D, from handling skills gaps to monetizing campus expertise.Episode Highlights:14:47 - I think if you're not aligning your overall learning strategy and development strategy with the overall business goals, you're probably putting yourself in a position where you have a gap whether you know it or not. There's a blind spot that's coming around the corner pretty soon.21:12 - What I have learned is that the more versatile you can make your programming, the more versatile you can make your training, meaning people don't have to come in to a workshop for two hours, give them a virtual option. And if you can give them a virtual option where they can sort of socialize and talk about that virtual option, I think that sort of learning experience environment is critical in an ever-changing versatile environment.34:12 - It's really about understanding where they're at and going to them in their space and letting them know that we are going to intentionally try to collect information from you. And we just want you to know that we're going to do something with that and follow-up with that group and say, "We've heard you and here's how we've made these changes."Sarah Holtan, PhDLinkedInBrandon MooreLinkedInWebsite