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Alex Mozes, CEO of Gravity Learning, smiling in a white linen shirt against a gold and navy background, with the episode title Learning Beyond the Algorithm: What AI Can't Teach You
Podcast

Learning Beyond the Algorithm: What AI Can't Teach You

AI is a great practice partner but a poor teacher. Alex Mozes explains why real learning needs challenge, feedback, and other humans. Hear why completion rates miss the point.

September 30, 202625 minute listen
A facilitator gestures while leading a discussion with colleagues around a conference table.
Article

Leverage Social Psychology to Keep Meetings on Track

Meeting leaders often watch conversations derail rather than risk seeming rude. A simple reframe and language pivot keeps meetings on track without anyone feeling shut down or offended.

September 21, 20263 min read
Disruptive CEO Nation episode cover: host Allison Summers and guest Alex Mozes, CEO of Gravity Learning
Podcast

What Great Training Really Looks Like

Alex Mozes, CEO of Gravity Learning, joins Disruptive CEO Nation to unpack why finished courses and glowing feedback scores do not guarantee real behavior change, and what leaders should measure instead.

September 2, 202623 minute listen
Screenshot of the Net Promoter Score calculator showing a score of 82, World Class
Tool

Net Promoter Score Calculator

Net Promoter Score is the gold standard for measuring loyalty and satisfaction. It asks one question: how likely are you to recommend this? The formula is a little complicated, so we built you a calculator.

September 21, 20261 min to complete
Two colleagues talking in an office, with a growth chart drawn on the glass wall behind them
Article

Career Growth Starts with Conversations, Not Plans

Career plans that never turn into conversations just gather dust. Here's the one question that actually keeps high performers from walking out the door.

September 21, 20263 min read
Educator Forever episode cover: Alex Mozes, CEO of Gravity Learning, Episode 198
Podcast

Building a Business Around How People Learn

Alex Mozes, CEO of Gravity Learning, traces his path from teaching software basics to building a company that treats learning as something people work at, not something they absorb by watching.

August 26, 202629 min. listen
Screenshot of the Job Motivation Formula Calculator, showing job trait score inputs and the resulting Motivating Potential Score panel.
Tool

Job Motivation Formula Calculator

A working calculator for the Motivating Potential Score: the science-backed formula for how motivating a job actually is. Score five job traits and get an instant result.

September 21, 20262 min
How Visualizing Something Into Existence Works
Article

How Visualizing Something Into Existence Works

There's real neuroscience behind visualizing your way to a goal. Here's how your brain's reticular activating system turns repeated visualization into real behavioral change.

September 21, 20263 min read
The Science of Emotional Intelligence
Article

The Science of Emotional Intelligence

Your brain can't think clearly and feel intensely at the same time; it's a matter of blood flow, not willpower. Here's the neuroscience of emotional intelligence, and a 3-step process to get your thinking brain back online.

September 21, 20265 min read
The Ultimate Guide to Measuring Learning and ROI
Article

The Ultimate Guide to Measuring Learning and ROI

Measuring learning is the number one concern of learning professionals worldwide. Here's how we measure it across all five levels, including the one most programs skip: ROI.

September 21, 20266 min read
Microsoft Project Holiday Template
Article

Microsoft Project Holiday Template

A free Microsoft Project calendar template with every US holiday already built in, so you stop losing an afternoon to manually adding them one by one.

September 21, 20262 min read
The Biggest Tip to Get People to Actually Read Your Emails
Article

The Biggest Tip to Get People to Actually Read Your Emails

Paragraphs longer than two lines get skimmed, not read. Here's the research on why short paragraphs are the single biggest lever for getting your emails actually read.

September 21, 20262 min read

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