Analytical Skills 
Improve business decisions by learning how to gather, interpret and present data.

Develop specialized skills and strategies to help you assess patterns, identify relevant questions, gain data-driven insights and effectively share analytical information with others.

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Jeffrey Hollender on Key Business Lessons in Going Green

Back when “green” was just a color and not a movement, Seventh Generation was already at work creating earth-friendly, non-toxic, energy-conserving products.  Jeffrey Hollender , co-founder and chairman of Seventh Generation, believes that the companies that will succeed are the one

Jennifer Kahnweiler on Quiet Influence

Introverts can have trouble getting recognition for their accomplishments. They do great work but they do their best work quietly and alone. Skills like writing and research are crucial but not always attention grabbing. Jennifer Kahnweiler , author of the new book Quiet Influence: The Introvert's G

Jennifer Kahnweiler on the Genius of Opposites

Introverts and extroverts have different and sometimes contradictory strengths. When they pair up and manage to find a way to work together, introverts and extroverts can create power teams. Jennifer Kahnweiler, Ph.D. , author of the new book The Genius of Opposites , joins us again to give us examp

J.P. Flaum and Becky Winkler on Hiring for Emotional Intelligence

J.P. Flaum and Becky Winkler just finished a study that shows the most important skills in the workforce are interpersonal skills. For someone to get ahead, intelligence didn’t matter as much; a less prestigious candidate can always be trained. Traits like a willingness to learn, friendliness, and a

Jennifer Kahnweiler on the Introvert Advantage

According to Jennifer Kahnweiler , author of Introverted Leader: Building on Your Quiet Strength, introversion is a trait shared by society’s most distinguished leaders: Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and President Obama. In this episode of Edgewise, she provides tips on how to harness attributes common

Jeremy Goldman on Going Social

Social media is the go-to tool for businesses to connect to their customers. However, many businesses use the wrong type of social media or lose sight of what is important to their business model. Join Jeremy Goldman , author of the book Going Social , as he talks about the traps and pitfalls a busi

Jill Griffin on Earning Loyalty in a Search and Switch World

The ability to compare price and product created by Internet search engines coupled with our insatiable desire for instant information have created a volatile new breed of buyer, the search and switch customer. In these bruising economic times, businesses unprepared to address this buyer are losing

Jim Champy on How to Outsmart Your Competition

Jim Champy inspired legions of business leaders with his bestseller Reengineering the Corporation. In his new book Outsmart! , Champy describes nine companies that have achieved breakthrough growth by consistently outsmarting the competition. Champy tells their fascinating success stories, revealing

Jim Collins and Mort Hansen on Flourishing in Uncertainty

Jim Collins and Mort Hansen , coauthors of the book Great By Choice , discuss their research on fundamental business concepts and why some companies excel in chaos, turbulence, and uncertainty while others do not. Collins describes it as the most fascinating analysis that he’s ever been associated w

Jim Kirkpatrick on Revamping Training to Increase its Business Impact

Training can’t be a rote process; for the most effective results, job training needs to be customized to each specific audience. Sometimes it even needs to start backwards, focusing on the result first and then moving back to the process. That way training becomes streamlined, more effective, and co