There are two trends we’re seeing over and over in today’s professional landscape: Companies of all shapes and sizes are grappling with the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence and searching for ways to stay on the cutting edge of technology in a purposeful way. Human resources departments—especially in cash-strapped companies—are desperately seeking effective, cost-efficient ways to…
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As online MBA programs are gaining popularity and, more importantly, gaining clout among recruiters and HR departments, prospective students are finding themselves with more and more choices when they set out to apply for an online program. In fact, according to Forbes, this year’s US News ranking of online MBAs included 270 programs—up from just…
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Look at a rundown of the characteristics required of leaders, and you’ll see several concrete traits—decisiveness, intelligence, flexibility—but at the very top of the list, you’ll notice one big buzzword: “executive presence.”
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Every higher-education professor knows the importance of public speaking for their students’ academic and professional success, and the students understand that public speaking—and communication in general—is a skill they need to learn. But the questions of what exactly strong communication is and how to go about improving have, for a long time, had somewhat murky…
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If you’re an HR executive or CLO, employee talent is always on your mind. How do we find top talent? How do we recruit them? How do we keep them engaged and help them grow?
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It’s no secret that an MBA is a leg up in the world of corporate recruiting—a sort of shortcut on the path to that dream job. In fact, the 2017 GMAC Corporate Recruiters Survey found that, of the 859 global companies that responded, 86 percent planned to hire recent MBA grads in 2017, compared to…
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The reviews of President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union revolved around one word, but it wasn’t a word in the speech. From the fawning praise of Republican message guru Frank Luntz – “The presidential performance that Trump observers have been waiting for” – to the wary acknowledgement of the USA Today editorial board…
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At least once a week, someone asks us about the most common strategic counsel we give our CEO clients. But it’s not quite that simple, because at Quantified Communications our analytics and coaching are personalized for each individual speaker’s goals and strengths.
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Hello, and happy new year! As we think about our work in the area of measuring human communication, we can’t help but notice the massive shift happening in people’s behavior as we start to use voice more than fingers to communicate with and through technology.
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There was a time when B2B marketing was all about flashy advertisements, mailers, trade show displays, and (for the big-budget companies) TV commercials. But in the digital age, the number of ways businesses can reach their audiences has increased exponentially, and it’s only continuing to grow. Of course, that means today’s audiences are inundated with…
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