The same experts, in the time your people have, from the company that grew up inside IMS.
In 1974, Gordon Peters saw that most managers would never spend ten days at a prestigious university. So he brought leading authors and thinkers to them, in their own cities, for a day.
For 52 years, IMS kept pace as time got shorter: from full-day programs to three hours online in 2020, then two and a half hours in 2024.
Today, change comes faster and the pressure to perform is higher. Managers need help the moment a problem shows up, not at the next program. So the experts now come to them online and in the flow of work: live virtual sessions, five-minute lessons between meetings, and an AI coach built on what the experts teach.
AthenaOnline began inside IMS 32 years ago and built the microlearning and AI that IMS members have used. It carries Gordon's idea forward at the pace that work moves now.











QuickCoach® Essentials: a curated skill page each month with five-minute expert lessons, quizzes and certificates, for every employee. You choose the topics.
The AI consultant you already have through IMS, for designing programs and building business cases.
Live 60-minute sessions with leading authors, for your people.
90-minute live sessions where your managers bring a problem and work it through with the expert. $345 a seat, registered as you need them. Each lab includes 60 days of Athena.
Your people have used Athena with IMS programs, and each Skills Lab includes 60 days of it. Want every manager to have her all year? Ask us about extended access.
Have questions about your current membership or how the move works? We're happy to answer them. Ask Us
A short call about your people, your topics and your timing.
Your topics, your Clio access and your people's logins, ready for January.
The first skill page and the first briefings arrive in January 2027.
Tell us a little about your organization and what you'd like to talk about. We'll get back to you within one business day.
We'll get back to you within one business day. If you have your 2026 IMS invoice handy, reply to our email with the amount and we'll have your license ready faster. If it's urgent, call us at (510) 302-0540.