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Choosing a leadership program, peer community, coach or certification as an HR leader? Start with a head-to-head or a best-of guide, or look up a specific program below. To see how the People Leader Accelerator works, read about the PLA Accelerator or the PLA Mastermind.
Head-to-head: PLA vs.
- PLA vs. Berkeley CHRO Program
- PLA vs. HCI SHRL Certification
- PLA vs. eCornell SHRL Certificate
- PLA vs. SHRM-SCP
- PLA vs. AIHR
- PLA vs. Wharton CHRO Program
- PLA vs. SPHR
Best-of guides and cost comparisons
- Best programs for first-time CHROs
- Best cohort-based programs for mid-career HR leaders
- Best leadership development programs for managers at scale
- Cheapest ways to build HR leadership skills (under $2,000)
- Best alternatives to traditional executive education for HR leaders
- Best CHRO peer communities and executive networks
- Best executive networks for enterprise CHROs
- Best executive communities for women in HR leadership
- Best executive coaching platforms for HR and People leaders
- Executive coaching cost comparison: BetterUp vs. CoachHub vs. EZRA vs. Torch
- Best CHRO-track executive education programs
- University CHRO executive education cost comparison
- Best HR certifications for career advancement
- HR certification cost comparison: SPHR vs. SHRM-SCP vs. AIHR vs. CIPD
Look up a specific program
Peer communities and executive networks
- CPOHQ: Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- StartupExperts: Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- People Tech Partners: Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Chief: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- SHRM Executive Network: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- McLean & Company HR Executive Peer Forum: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- i4cp CHRO Board: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Evanta CHRO Communities: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- CHRO Association: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- World 50 HR50: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
Executive coaching and leadership development platforms
- EZRA: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- CoachHub: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- BetterUp: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Torch: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Hone: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- LifeLabs Learning: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- ExecOnline: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
University and executive education programs
- Berkeley CHRO Program: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Wharton CHRO Program: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Stanford GSB People, Culture and Performance: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Cornell ILR Modern CHRO Role: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- MIT Sloan Advanced Management Program: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Harvard Business School PLD: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- CCL Leadership at the Peak: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
HR certifications
- SPHR: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- SHRM-SCP: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- AIHR: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- CIPD Advanced Diploma: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- HCI SHRL Certification: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- eCornell SHRL Certificate: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
Other programs
- Korn Ferry: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- TroopHR: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
- Josh Bersin Academy: Review · Alternatives · Is it worth it?
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