Beyond the Quad

In 1989, Jack Welch, CEO at General Electric, endorsed Steve Kerr to the position of Chief Learning Officer. His job was to ensure employees were content, developed, engaged, and retained. Three decades later, businesses worldwide have faced unimagined learning disruption.  Many organizations have embraced “on the job” learning that uses instructor-led training technology to empower …

Hiring employees is one thing but getting them to yield desirable results is the sum of many factors, including training. Proper training and professional development are indispensable to forward-thinking firms but are often left to HR—who might be already overwhelmed. A company needs to understand that employees are an invaluable resource and invest in employee …

When Katherine Graham rose to become the CEO of The Washington Post, she carried the hopes of millions of women worldwide.  Suddenly a woman could dream of life outside housekeeping and child-rearing. Not only that, a woman could work her way to the very pinnacle of career success. It was the start of a new …

Inspiration, motivation, and connection:  Our Quantic community is filled with strong women leaders and we were thrilled to see the incredible turnout, during our first Women Who Lead Virtual Summit!  Hundreds of students and alumni gathered virtually for a motivational keynote, educational panels and workshops, and networking mixers to help empower women to excel in …

The goal of every business organization is to have a highly effective and productive workforce. Without this, the organization may plunge into loss-making, or worse still, it may close shop. A report by Gallup on the American workplace shows that the old management ways of annual reviews and forced rankings no longer work in 2021. …

Since 2018, regular MBA programs have witnessed a 70% application decline.  William Boulding, dean, Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, states that:  In the wake of COVID-19 travel restrictions, social distancing, and the tenacity of the coronavirus, many campuses have closed doors. Consequently, many business schools have embraced online learning. A 2020 report by …

The business world has finally perceived design as a Unique Selling Point of change. According to UXCam,  every $1 spent on UX today brings in $100 more (9900% ROI). This tectonic shift has sparked Design Thinking, which takes the UX career beyond marketing, to the design methods that solve familiar business problems. These include organizational …

Whether you’re a parent, student, or teacher, you need to keep yourself updated on the latest eLearning trends. Once you know what to expect, you can find the perfect MBA program to unlock your career potential while avoiding spending time and money on the wrong program. Keeping up with eLearning tends can help improve student …

Say ‘tech,’ and the images that come to mind are of a bespectacled Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, or even Mark Zuckerberg.  Despite the whole world screaming themselves hoarse about gender equality, tech continues to be a male-dominated field. Making it challenging for women to climb up the career ladder. During a study conducted by PwC …