Lessons from Google’s Leadership Development Transformation

Scaling a high-quality, global leadership development program at Google has been a challenging and complex undertaking. But the tech giant has managed to harness innovative instructional design to transform passive participants into active contributors, effectively bridging the gap between digital interaction and meaningful engagement.

Watch as Bonny Janke-Xie, who leads the Impact Program, a leadership development program for Tech Googlers, and Todd Moran, Chief Strategy Officer of NovoEd, host an interactive online discussion that charts the transformation of an in-person leadership development program into a successful global online program.

We discuss how Google’s strategic partnership with NovoEd has enhanced learning outcomes and improved operational efficiency, showcasing the significant role technology has played in enabling leadership development at scale at Google without sacrificing program quality. 

What you’ll learn:

• Virtual Engagement Dynamics: Discover how Google maintains high engagement levels in a virtual format
• Community Without Continuity: Understand the unique challenges and solutions in building trust and fostering community among peers who have never met
• Strategic Scaling Techniques: Uncover the methodical approach Google used to scale its leadership development program for Tech Googlers, and how the company ramped up more than 10X to larger cohorts while ensuring each phase enhanced learning without compromising quality or personal touch

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Bonny Janke-Xie is a seasoned leadership development professional currently working at Google. With a decade of experience leading technical and executive leadership programs, she has held key roles at prominent institutions such as Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Executive Education and to tech start ups like Galvanize Inc. Bonny holds an M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from New York University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of San Francisco. She is passionate about driving organizational growth through innovative learning strategies and has a proven track record of success in various leadership positions. Bonny’s dedication and ability to manage complex projects make her a valuable asset to any learning organization.

Todd Moran is a learning strategist, business transformation evangelist, and digital workplace expert with more than 20 years of industry experience. His passion and expertise lie in educational technology, digital customer experience, organizational change management, and employee engagement. His professional career has spanned startups to non-profits and large multinationals, and his current role at NovoEd as the Chief Learning Strategist. From the megatrends in learning and enterprise collaboration to technology evaluation and implmementation to the ‘people’ side of organizational change and talent development, he covers the gamut of understanding what it takes to enable a successful digital workplace and deep employee engagement. Todd holds a B.A. in Organizational Psychology from Middlebury College, and an M.A. in Information & Learning Technology from the University of Colorado.