I’m prone to talk about universities and recent articles highlighting the problems with the higher education system. But I recently came across an article in the Chief Learning Officer by Paul Heck, M.Ed., a retired DuPont global manager, that I felt was worth commenting on. Heck points out that although many multinational companies had virtual […]

Last week, I highlighted the findings of a survey we did with our Corporate Advisory Council, a group of business leaders who help shape our curriculum and student experience. They helped us discover which power skills – those abilities that are universally applicable no matter the job or industry – are most valued across their […]

If a university is simply adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic rather than planning long-term changes, it’s already doing something wrong. Just look at the work from home phenomenon in the business world for why this is the case. With work from home becoming the only option for most companies, several like Twitter and Square have […]

In his recent article, “What it Takes to Be a Collaborative Leader”, Edward Marshall discusses the need, especially now during the COVID crisis, for a new form of corporate leadership. The difficulty, as he sees it, is that this new form of leadership is nearly counter to what has become the expected norm in most […]

Fairfax University of America distinguishes itself from the rest of higher education because of its Corporate Advisory Council, a group of dozens of major business and industry leaders who shape our curriculum and student experience. We rely on our CAC, as they’re known around our campus, to help us remain abreast of the needs of […]

Are students and employers changing in a way that has resulted in college graduates feeling underserved by universities, or have they been underserved already for decades due to higher education sticking to an outdated way of thinking? Steven Mintz, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, recently wrote in Inside Higher Ed […]

In his recent article, “To overcome business disruption, take a front-line-first approach”, JD Dillon argues that front-line workers, especially during the current COVID pandemic, serve as the most important players for an organization’s success. Yet, for most businesses, these employees are completely under-served with regard to training, compensation and overall respect leading to high levels […]

The whole idea of an executive is going to look and feel different as the college-educated population continues to increase and more businesses with large teams are launched and expanding. What worked in the past just won’t work going forward due to the increasing diversity of gender, race, and even learning and leadership preferences of […]

One of the most difficult issues for universities is creating a relevant and meaningful curriculum in terms of employability of their graduates. Relevant, because the scope of learning objectives in academia exceeds the scope of employers’ requirements. Meaningful, because academic performance assessments are not directly tied to competencies associated with workplace performance. We’re here to […]

In his recent article, “Turning Crisis Into Opportunity: Get perspective and lead together,” George Hallenbeck lays out the five key considerations to not only cope but thrive in these periods of seemingly constant crisis. And, while his focus is on effectively re-framing the problems in the form of new opportunities, his article points to a […]