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Greg Hart, a former Amazon executive with 23 years of experience working closely with Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy, now leads Coursera and has implemented Amazon-inspired leadership principles and a culture of rapid innovation to adapt to the AI boom, emphasizing experimentation and cultural alignment to serve learners effectively.
Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera, has become a remote work advocate after initially being skeptical. He now leads by example, working remotely and allowing his employees to work from anywhere they like. Maggioncalda believes that remote work has improved staff satisfaction and expanded the company's talent pool. While some CEOs are pushing for a return to the office, Maggioncalda and other remote work advocates, such as Matt Mullenweg of Automattic, argue that productivity and effectiveness are not necessarily tied to the physical location of work.
As A.I. and other advanced technologies continue to infiltrate jobs, workers whose jobs were taken over by A.I. will need to be reskilled. Online education and upskilling companies like Coursera offer nearly 6,000 online courses, professional certificates, and degree programs for the most in-demand industries. Coursera plans to release more virtual reality components to its online classes to give students a more realistic and immersive online learning experience. The main change in the way people learn because of A.I. is that it’s going to be more personalized and interactive.