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“A Ph. D. is someone who knows more and more, about less and less, until they know practically everything about nothing.” — A cynics view of university expertise

Written by Murray Johannsen. Feel free to connect via LinkedIn or directly from this website

In an ever-evolving world, practicality reigns supreme. Welcome to a new era of learning—where skills meet real-world challenges, and where every lesson has direct economic value.

These programs aren’t just courses; they’re bridges to a brighter, more equipped future. Journey with us and discover the essence of 21st Century Work Skills

Skills Beyond the Classroom

“Expertise is better than ignorance; but skills are better still.” — Favorite saying, Murray Johannsen

A college graduate learn just three fundamental skills. They are:

• How to take tests
• How to write scholarly research papers, and
• How to procrastinate.

Learning is valuable. However, one needs to be able to apply that learning. Put this way, one can see why employers are disenchanted by many degrees.

A quick story. Statistics is valuable — but not the way it’s taught.

I remember taking a business statistics class that consisted of wading through distribution after distribution — each one completely divorced from the application. Years after graduating from the university, I would understand the importance of the normal distribution as a means of making “defect-free” products through an application method called statistical process control. But somehow, that application was not even covered in this university class. (Personal Story: Murray Johannsen)

Of course, some degrees are more valuable economically than others. STEM (science, technical, engineering, and math) and the professional schools (law, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, dentistry) come to mind.

But many degrees are not worth the investment of time and money compared to the actual return received. If they were, debt forgiveness would not be needed.

A Quick Primer on 21st Century Work Skills

Incorporate AI into Learning: Where Practical Meets Potential

The nature of work is changing. The biggest reason are the technological innovations brought about by machine learning. And so, because work is changing, so must the way we teach classes. Here are three online classes, each one semester long are augmented by the use of AI techniques, assignments and projects.

Marketing Principles: AI Enhanced Strategies For Ultimate For Ultimate Success

Business Ethics in the Age of AI

Learning AI-Enhanced Business Communication 

Empowering the Modern Workforce: Build Timeless Work Skills

Future-Proof Your Career With Digital Skills

Employers often complain about new hires who lack needed real-world skills. Gaining them gives you an advantage.

We don’t focus on pure tech skills since they have a short half-life. But we will show you how to use a number of specialized tools in digital marketing. Some examples:

• Linkedin,
• Vimeo,
• Email,
• Canva.

Elevate Your Skillset With Skill Mastery & The Skill of Building Skills

“He who stops being better — stops being good.” — Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)

That’s not saying that classes, workshops, and seminars aren’t helpful; or that reading a book is not useful; that taking a class by a good professor is not valuable.

It’s just that it is not enough. It’s best to make skill-building something you do every week — ideally incorporating the practice into your daily routine.

This Century Requires Unique Work Skills

This century is unique in human history. So unique that what worked in the past is unlikely to do so in the future. Why? Pandemics and machine learning.

Staying with old paradigms of learning will doubtless cause you great disappointment. That’s because the rapid changes in technology, and especially with accelerating developments in machine learning,  will force people to upgrade their skills.

Check Out This Learning Parable for a classic story by Aesop that applies here.

Legacee Work Skill Silos — Ten Concentrations

“The secret of success is constancy of purpose.” — Benjamin Disraeli

These are highly focused programs of learning. Essentially, they are what the business schools should teach but don’t.

Concentrations are intense courses of study that lead to a deep level of expertise and skill. These are programs that are rarely found in the university.

Levels of Mastery

“You commonly see, many who do not know. Of those who know, many cannot do. And of those who can do, they cannot teach. Therefore, the highest form of mastery is the person who knows, does and teaches.” — Murray Johannsen, Legacee Founder saying

Level 1: Expertise: Full-Online Classes

“Getting an A is no guarantee of mastery. To know does not mean you can do.” — Murray Johannsen, Legacee Founder saying

This is the level of understanding and knowledge. Besides the standard techniques used in universities to assess learning, we use a pretest that looks at understanding. Then at the end of the class, you rate yourself on how well you did. 

Level 2: Skill Development on the Dual Track

Don’t be a professor — do something with the knowledge you have.

The focus on taking tests and writing papers for a grade has its strengths. However, when it comes to a skill, a theory is absolutely worthless if you don’t put equal emphasis on practice and application.

Dual Track Coaching. The two rails are symbolic of the basic elements one needs to learn a new skill: Great Content and b. Smart practice. These form the two foundational elements needed necessary to move toward mastery.

Impact Coaching. The focus is on developing skills that one can use to influence. It’s not based on authority, it is based on developing greater personal influence

Transforming Learning for Tomorrow’s Leaders: 7 Methods to Develop Work Skills

Choose a method that works for you.

1. Full Classes Online

A full class consists of a number of modules — typically four or six. But some are entire semester courses of 15 modules.

2. Popular Short Courses.

Consider a short course to be an intensive focus on one skill set for thirty days. Some are free but most are low-cost self-contained courses. It might be one type so leadership style such as a transaction. verbal skill such as listening or a topic such as wisdom. 

3. Self-Paced Courses

Some are free but most are low-cost self-contained courses. Some are free but most are low-cost self-contained courses. It might be one type so leadership style such as a transaction. verbal skill such as listening or a topic such as wisdom. 

4. Crash Courses

These are perfect for those who want an executive overview and live busy lives. A crash course is a series of ten to fifteen emails delivered a couple of times of a week. These are oriented toward giving you a set of knowledge and understanding — one that gives you a solid set of expertise. These are free.

5. Videos

There are a series of five to ten videos one can watch 24/7 whenever one has the time. It’s just you experiencing the joy of learning by accessing the video series on YouTube and Vimeo.

6. Webinairs

These are the online form of a live workshop. So rather than dedicating an entire day, you allocate two hours a week to a specialized program. What makes it fun is the interaction and breakout room with others.

7. Coaching

Coaching has many different flavors, just as medicine has many different specialties. We focus on:

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