Meander Talent AcademyMTA

Become the one they fight to retain.

Read the data, act on it with AI, and get leadership to move. Built for the person in the seat, not the org chart.

Courses $99. Everything for a year, $149. Reimbursable SHRM PDCs.

Start where you are

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You own the headcount plan
  • The board asks for the number and the model doesn’t hold up under questioning
  • You can build the spreadsheet; you can’t yet defend it
Start free — Headcount Planning Webinar
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You’re using AI for the small stuff
  • It drafts your emails, but it never touches the work that actually takes your week
  • No system, no guardrails, no way to check when it’s wrong
Start free — Your AI Operating Environment

A 6-minute walkthrough of the Academy and what you'll walk out with.

Built for the person in the seat, not the org chart

You were hired or promoted because the last person didn’t quite get there. You have the data. You have the tools. What you don’t have is the training — because the playbook for doing this job well didn’t exist when you took the seat. The Academy is built for that exact moment.

Monday morning.
The board review is on Thursday and your headcount model doesn’t hold up under scrutiny. Learn to build a capacity model finance will trust — start to finish, using tools you already have.
Wednesday afternoon.
You’ve been using ChatGPT for the small stuff. Learn the workflows that turn AI into a real multiplier — ATS analysis, pipeline diagnostics, recruiting ops automation, all on your actual data.
Friday at 4pm.
The exec team just reframed your hiring plan without you in the room. Learn the influence layer — how to walk in with three slides and walk out with the decision.

What you’ll actually be able to do

Each one links to the kit and the walkthrough behind it.

How It Works

Watch & Learn
Each module starts with a real-world video walkthrough. No slides, no lectures — just a practitioner building something useful and explaining the thinking.
Build & Apply
Download templates, follow guided exercises, and build real deliverables you can take back to work the same week.
Earn SHRM Credits
Complete modules and earn SHRM PDCs (Professional Development Credits) to maintain your certification while learning skills that actually matter.

Go further — $99 a course, $149 for everything

Buy the course you need for $99, or take $149 for a year of everything — including whatever ships next.

The courses earn an estimated 20 reimbursable SHRM PDCs across the catalog — about a third of a 60-PDC recertification cycle. SHRM PDCs specifically, not ATD, HRCI, or CEU.

Convince your boss

Most employers reimburse SHRM recertification, and these courses earn reimbursable SHRM PDCs — SHRM specifically, not ATD, HRCI, or CEU. Lead with the credits; the certificate is a bonus. We wrote the letter of justification for you: download it, fill in the brackets, and send it up.

Download the reimbursement letter
For teams
The AI in HR Accelerator
Built for your team, facilitated by someone who has run the function.

Most AI training ends when the course ends. The obstacle was never the content; it is the week after, when someone hits a real constraint on real data and quietly goes back to the old way. The Accelerator is built around that week.

  • Curriculum built to your team
  • Live facilitation
  • Office hours
See how it works for teams

Free Resources

Prompt libraries, templates, and guides you can download and use today — no course enrollment required.

Who's Teaching

Chris Mannion
Chris Mannion
Founder, Meander | People Analytics, AI & Workforce Planning

Royal Navy aerospace engineer turned HR data practitioner. Seven years leading engineering teams on frontline squadrons, MIT Sloan MBA, then Wayfair — where he owned process innovation across a 400+ recruiter global TA function and cut time-to-hire by more than 50%. Five years consulting Fortune 500 and PE-backed companies on workforce planning and AI strategy. Now teaching those same skills at scale.

Ready to become the one they fight to retain?

Start with a free course. Pick the one closer to your work. No payment, no card.