Featured Resources

Mar 17, 2025

An AI Coach for Frontline Managers

The frontlines need immediate, practical support in their day to day. HR leaders want to help, but capacity is limited. That's why we purpose-built Nadia to be a work coach for the frontlines: always available, deeply personalized, and scalable to drive real frontline results.

Feb 26, 2025

7 Tips for HR Leaders Looking to Scale AI Adoption

Discover proven strategies and tactical advice for driving AI adoption from Diane Gherson (former CHRO of IBM) and Jennifer Carpenter (Global Head of Talent at Analog Devices), two pioneering HR leaders who have successfully merged tech innovation with human-centered leadership.

Feb 1, 2023

Living through history

AI marks a Gutenberg moment for leadership development, enabling personalized coaching at scale. Discover how AI-native coaches will transform how organizations develop talent.

Feb 14, 2025

AI will join the org chart in 2025

Learn how AI is transforming organizational structures in 2025: Why successful integration requires leadership engagement, understanding early adopters and resistors, and how traditional command-and-control approaches won't work in this new era.

Jan 14, 2025

Costa Coffee unlocks better performance and happier managers with AI coaching

Hear how Costa Coffee store managers harnessed Nadia’s personalized coaching to develop actionable development plans and motivate their teams to drive a 38% holiday sales boost.

Nov 24, 2024

CHROs on AI: 11 Takeaways from Valence's AI & The Workforce Summit

Valence's AI & the Workforce Summit convened nearly 200 talent leaders to hear from F500 CHROs and AI experts, including Nobel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton. Top insights from the afternoon shed light on the future of the talent function - and how to bring your workforce along.

Oct 15, 2024

A Coach in Every Leader’s Pocket at Experian

How Experian built conviction in Valence's AI coach from pilot to launch, and why the global fintech leader is now offering personalized guidance and support to managers across the globe.

Oct 10, 2024

Turing AI Fellow Jeff Dalton Joins Valence as Head of AI and Chief Scientist

Jeff Dalton has authored 100+ AI research papers and spent 20 years making search and assistants smarter. Now, he is joining Valence to oversee development of their AI-powered leadership coach – building deeper memory and context for hyper-personalized support that democratizes learning and development.

Sep 17, 2024

Scaling GenAI from the Bottom Up

The Chief Talent Officer at Experian and former VP of People at Google cover the link between leadership and organizational performance, how to identify successful talent interventions, and how Experian is developing leaders at scale with AI coaching.

Aug 9, 2024

We did a side by side comparison of the top AI models. Here's what we learned.

Jul 13, 2024

Conference Board CHROs have Spoken

The top priorities of CHRO's from the Conference Board 2024 CHRO gathering.

Jun 22, 2024

Coaching & Technology Summit — Three Surprising Insights

Highlights from the sold-out NYU Coaching and Technology Summit.

Jun 17, 2024

Beyond Coaching: Can AI Revive Apprenticeship Learning for Managers?

Discover how Valence's AI Coach provides scalable, personalized mentorship for managers through an AI-enhanced apprenticeship model, as explored in this research report with Charter.

May 3, 2022

Valence Raises $25M to Help Enterprises Build Stronger Teams and More Productive Workplaces at Scale

Valence, the leading teamwork platform, today announced its $25 million Series A fundraise led by New York-based private equity and venture capital Insight Partners with additional investments from existing investors.

May 24, 2022

Diving into Audience Questions from State of Teams Webinar

Discover the thrilling answers to the questions we weren’t able to answer during our State of Teams Webinar with top talent & HR leaders. Covering manager burnout, recruiting, and different styles of coaching this Valence blog has all your answers.

May 25, 2022

Behind the Scenes: How Companies like Nestle, Wells Fargo, and Vanguard Enable Managers and Teams to Be More Effective

When a group of the world’s best talent & development leaders come together to share ideas, it’s not something you want to miss. This group of HR and talent leaders walked through some of their approaches to enabling teamwork, and the surprising impact that has had on employee growth and retention. Something most companies are striving for in turbulent markets.

Jun 12, 2023

Automation, Augmentation or ReInvention - The choice we face in L&D

Learn how Gen-AI's true potential lies in empowering creative leaders to completely reinvent leadership development and workplace learning.

Jun 10, 2024

Navigating the Future of Leadership and Learning Development with AI: Insights from AstraZeneca

An overview of our recent webinar with Marc Howells, VP of Global Talent & Organization Development at AstraZeneca.

Feb 24, 2024

Introducing Nadia: AI Coaching for Everyone

Meet Nadia, our AI-powered coach that we believe is the start of a new era.

Jan 4, 2024

2023 in Their Words - Insights from L & D Leaders on Teams

Discover insights from top L&D leaders on how adaptability, technology, and team dynamics are reshaping the future of innovation and growth in the workplace.

April 23, 2025

AI Summit Revisited: Navigating the New Talent Landscape

March 26, 2025

How Delta is Taking Managers to New Heights with AI Coaching

Discover how Delta Airlines is transforming manager development with AI coaching in this exclusive webinar with Tim Gregory, Director of HR Innovation and Workforce Technology at Delta.

February 13, 2025

Leadership When Everyone Has AI: Davos Revisited

Join us for an exclusive conversation between Parker and Kevin as they dive a level deeper on what they’re taking away from their recent panel in Davos. We’ll be revisiting key insights shared by the panelists, including Amy Edmondson (Harvard Business School), Francine Katsoudas (Chief People Officer at Cisco), and Klaus Moosmayer (Chief Compliance Officer at Novartis).

February 20, 2025

Leading a People-First Tech Transformation, with Diane Gherson and Jennifer Carpenter

Diane Gherson, former CHRO of IBM, and Jennifer Carpenter, Global Head of Talent at Analog Devices, have both dedicated their careers to transformational HR initiatives. Join us for a candid conversation on their people-first approach to managing change and driving AI adoption in people function.

January 29, 2025

The Human-AI Partnership: Scaling AI Adoption with Loren Blandon

Drawing from her I/O psychology background and experience as a talent executive at VML, Loren Blandon shares her perspective on building an AI-first mindset and creating a culture where human creativity and artificial intelligence amplify each other.

December 12, 2024

Offering AI Coaching to Frontline Managers, with Costa Coffee

Costa Coffee's AI coaching pilot transformed L&D for store managers. Hear real stories (and real results) directly from Costa's L&D team and the frontline leaders using Valence's AI coach, Nadia.

November 7, 2024

Redefining Leadership Development at General Mills with AI

Find out how, Richard Chambers, Head of Change and Transformation at General Mills, and his team are using AI-powered coaching to reshape how they support and develop leaders.

October 10, 2024

AI Powered Coaching: 9 Months Into AGCO’s Journey

Hear from Colleen Sugrue, AGCO's Global Head of Learning, on how she utilized Valence's AI Coach to navigate and support her employees through their organizational transformation.

September 3, 2024

From Concept to Reality: AI Use Cases in L&D

Learn from Prasad Setty and Lesley Wilkinson as they discuss real-world applications of AI at enterprise scale.

August 8, 2024

AI-Powered Coaching - The Future and the Present with Dr. Anna Tavis, NYU, and Matt Dreyer, Prudential

Watch the convergence of practitioner and academic on the use cases and future of coaching at scale.

March 21, 2024

Developing Leaders at Experian

Lesley Wilkinson, Experian's Chief Talent Officer shares how Valence’s AI coach, Nadia is playing a critical role in their new mid-level leader's program

May 15, 2024

Democratizing Coaching at AGCO

Colleen Sugrue, AGCO's Global Head of Learning, shares why she offered AI coaching to all 24,000 employees

January 25, 2024

Developing AI and Innovative Learning Strategies for Enterprise

Business leaders, L&D professionals, and those keen on understanding the future of corporate education were equipped with valuable knowledge and foresight through this session.

December 7, 2023

Scaling Development for Sustainable Growth, with On

Alessandra Del Pino, Head of Engagement & Talent Growth at On, shares insights from On's impressive growth, focusing on leadership development and strategic scaling.

November 8, 2023

Building Great Managers and Teams at Scale, With Google

Hear from Prasad Setty, one of the founding leaders of Google's People Operations team. Over a 15 year career there, he was the VP of People Analytics, People Operations, and of Google's Digital Work Experience.

September 13, 2023

Manager Excellence at Scale, with Microsoft

Hear from Stefani Okamoto, Director of Manager Excellence at ServiceNow and the former Director of Global L&D at Microsoft.

June 28, 2023

How Generative AI Might Impact the Talent Function

Gain insights into the power of kindness in fostering teamwork, the need for nuanced feedback, and a practical demo of the power that Generative-AI can grant individuals at scale.

May 25, 2023

How The Coca-Cola Company Supports Teams at Scale

In 2019 Coca-Cola undertook a large reorg designed to make their global workforce flatter, faster, and more interconnected, and investing in teams and ways to support them at scale was a key pillar

March 23, 2023

Building Cultures of Innovation with IDEO's Former Global Head of Talent

We hope you enjoy this recording of our session with Duane where you will learn more about how IDEO built an internal culture where teams could innovate, and how IDEO teams help spread that culture to their clients.

November 30, 2022

Investing in Talent During Turbulent Times with Vanguard's Former CEO

Bill McNabb was CEO of Vanguard from 2008 to 2018, helping chart its growth into the second largest money manager in the world, with assets under management of over $7 Trillion.

November 1, 2022

Vanguard's L&D Journey to a New Way of Working with the Global Head of Leadership Development

Discover how Vanguard's Eric VanDerSluis assisted in the retooling of the firms L&D approach to democratize their support for managers - offering more and better tailored support for every leader.

September 12, 2022

Coca-Cola's Journey Towards a Team-Centric Organization with the Global Director of Learning, Leadership and Development

Discover how Coca-Cola recognized and adapted the role of teams to support a newly matrixed org chart and unlocked untapped potential.

June 23, 2022

Doubling Down on Leadership in Times of Change with Vanguard's Former CEO

With change on the horizon, how have you been thinking about how to support your leaders?

May 12, 2022

How Top Talent & HR Leaders Support Teams at Scale

Learn where your team is doing well and where there's room for growth by comparing yourself to similar companies around the world.

February 15, 2023

Scaling L&D with Nestle’s Global Head of Leadership Development

Learn from Adeline Looi, Nestlé's Global Head of Leadership Development, about how Nestlé develops and deploys the rollout of their leadership offerings to tens of thousands of managers, and how they experiment with new platforms, including the Valence team platform.

March 7, 2024

Revolutionizing HR at AstraZeneca: AI-Enabled Leadership and Innovative Data Strategies

Learn from Marc Howells, VP Global Talent & Organizational Development as he delves into AstraZeneca's innovative approach to HR management, where AI and data analytics play pivotal roles.

Jan 31, 2020

Ed Hoffman

What we can learn from NASA’s high stakes transformation, with Ed Hoffman

Following the tragic disaster of the Columbia Space Shuttle, NASA underwent a massive culture change effort that centered on teamwork.

Johanne Lavoie

Leaders who show vulnerability build the strongest teams, with Johanne Lavoie

Leading teams through transformations is uncomfortable. Johanne's experiences at McKinsey help her challenge leaders to embrace discomfort.

Bill Pelster

Psychological safety breeds growth and learning, with Bill Pelster

Bill was a key architect of Deloitte University which revolutionized corporate training. Deloitte University normalized the power of experimental learning and failing in a safe environment.

Jennifer Garvey Berger

Break free from ‘mindtraps’ to thrive in a complex world, with Jennifer Garvey Berger

Growing complexity requires new approaches to leading people and crafting business solutions.

Dominic Barton

The case for CHROs to focus on strategy and offload admin, with Dominic Barton

Dominic’s extensive leadership experience at McKinsey allows him to make succinct recommendations that influence strategy.

Ram Charan

Visible data will be tomorrow’s competitive advantage, with Ram Charan

Ram shares insights he’s gleaned from his 35+ year career as an advisor to top companies, CEOs and boards.

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November 18, 2024

Gartner Reimagine: The Business Case for AI Coaching at Prudential

Robert Gulliver, Prudential's Chief Talent Officer, shares the business case for AI coaching at Prudential.

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December 11, 2024

Former CEO of Vanguard on Building vs. Buying Enterprise AI Tools

At Valence's AI & the Workforce Summit for Talent Leaders, former Vanguard CEO, Bill McNabb, shared his perspective on when to build vs. buy AI tools for enterprise.

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December 4, 2024

Valence's 2024 AI & the Workplace Summit

Highlights from Valence's 2024 AI & the Workplace Summit for talent leaders, hosted on November 14th in New York City.

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September 17, 2024

How Experian Uses AI for Leadership Development

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May 29, 2024

How Have Enterprise Leaders Reacted to Nadia so Far?

Testimonials from Lesley Wilkinson (Chief Talent Officer at Experian), Colleen Sugrue (Head of Global Learning at AGCO), and Bill McNabb (Former-CEO at Vanguard) on Valence's AI-Coach, Nadia.

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November 15, 2024

Meet Nadia, Valence's AI Coach

Valence’s AI-powered leadership coach can offer personalized, expert and human-like guidance and support to any leader or employee.

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July 5, 2024

Beyond Coaching: Can AI Revive Apprenticeship Learning for Managers?

This research report, in partnership with Charter, explores how
AI enhances cognitive apprenticeship, ensuring continuous growth and development.

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January 27, 2025

Davos 2025: What Leadership Looks Like When Everyone Has AI

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, a panel of business leaders and experts—including Francine Katsoudas (Cisco), Parker Mitchell (Valence), Amy Edmondson (Harvard Business School), and Klaus Moosmayer (Novartis), in conversation with Kevin Delaney (Charter)—explored how leadership must evolve when everyone has AI.

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October 22, 2024

Harvard Business

"Meaningful, lasting behavioral change is a complex process, requiring timely personalized guidance. Startups like Valence provide teams with a fabric of interactive activities that emphasize mutual feedback and allow them to learn on the job while doing the work they always do."