Recognition highlights CrossKnowledge’s capability-driven approach to leadership development and measurable business impact.
Paris, France – February 19, 2026
CrossKnowledge, a global leader in digital learning and leadership development, has been named to Training Industry’s 2026 Leadership Training Watch List.
This distinction reflects the company’s continued commitment to redefining leadership development through a capability-driven model that connects learning directly to organizational performance.
“At CrossKnowledge, we believe leadership development must translate into real organizational impact. Being included in the 2026 Leadership Training Watch List affirms the strength of our capability-driven approach and the commitment of our teams to helping clients move from learning to lasting performance.”
Guillaume Gérard, CEO, CrossKnowledge.
Moving beyond learning to capability
CrossKnowledge’s leadership training programs are built around three core pillars that define their approach to organizational transformation.
Capability-Led AI Technology: Capabl™
The Capabl™ digital ecosystem serves as the intelligence layer for an organization’s learning strategy, using Capabilise AI to personalize skill paths and recommend content based on real-time organizational data. AI-powered avatars allow leaders to rehearse critical conversations, such as managing resistance or giving feedback, in safe, realistic environments. A robust collection of APIs and connectors ensures the platform integrates directly into existing HCM or LMS architecture.
Purposeful design & expert faculty
CrossKnowledge aligns leadership programs with each client’s unique competency models and business challenges, whether that means reducing turnover or harmonizing global culture. Programs draw on thought leadership from Thinkers50 experts, best-selling authors, and top-tier university professors, and are structured around a Learn–Apply–Practice–Reflect methodology that ensures new behaviors are tested and embedded in real-world contexts.
Expert services & sustained impact
CrossKnowledge offers a co-owned pedagogical partnership—a collaborative model in which specialized services in learning design, marketing, and project management are provided alongside the client’s own team to ensure a 95% active user rate. Reinforcement extends well beyond the training event through manager involvement, peer-coaching cohorts, and digital nudges that prevent learning decay. Reporting goes beyond completion rates to track behavioral signals, adoption, and links to performance indicators.
By uniting learning and organizational development into a single performance system, CrossKnowledge enables companies to build adaptive, capability-driven workforces prepared for long-term success.
A highly selective process
Training Industry’s Top 20 Leadership Training Watch List is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the industry. The selection process evaluates companies based on the scope and quality of their program and service offerings, market presence and innovation, strength of client portfolio, and overall business performance and growth trajectory.
“The 2026 Leadership Training Watch List recognizes up-and-coming and specialized providers that offer unique leadership development experiences for individuals and organizations alike. These companies strengthen leadership capability through a diverse range of learning methods and technologies, from coaching and instructor-led training to simulations, assessments and microlearning.”
Danielle Draewell, director of market and business intelligence at Training Industry, Inc.
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About CrossKnowledge
CrossKnowledge is a global leader in digital learning solutions that help organizations bridge the gap between skill acquisition and business impact. Its integrated learning platform, Capabl, alongside curated expert content and a programmatic “Skill-to-Impact” approach, enables enterprises to build critical skills, foster leadership development, and embed continuous learning cultures worldwide to drive measurable performance at scale.
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