Articles by Michael Echols
We all have a stake in the beast called student debt
Americans have $1.6 trillion in outstanding student debt. Parents, taxpayers, college students and even corporate executives have a big and growing stake in the issues. We all need to do better.
Learning leaders must let go of the past and set our visions to the future
We are in the midst of titanic shifts in how we buy and sell, how we manage our health, how we move from here to there, and how, what, where and why we learn. Strategic learning is about the why.
Learning Mission Launch
Challenges for learning are among the greatest in the executive suite.
A Tale of Student Debt
Organizations have a stake in mounting student debt issues. Better human capital investment decisions can help individuals, companies and the country.
Uncertainty Is the Future Certainty
We need a strategy to face it head on.
Trucking: Future Domain for Learning
An innovative idea to address the paradox of the American trucking industry.
Is a College Degree Obsolete?
A human capital strategy requires training and education.
Targeted Training and Formal Education: Fitting the Pieces Together
Targeted skills development is not just a need but a strategic priority driven by powerful external changes impacting organizations.
Learning Investment in the Face of Innovation
Looking at learning as an investment that creates human capital.
Revising Beliefs, Behaviors and Value
Reactions to the 2017 federal tax restructuring speak volumes. The economics of increased investment can produce dramatic real value.
The Law of Supply and Demand
Connecting the dots in the labor data to make the case for learning investment
The CLO’s Dilemma
Coding is the latest urgent answer to all digital problems. Or is it