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.

Topics

Linking New Product Development to Strategy

Many companies implement new product development processes that promise to accelerate growth while managing risk, but few achieve those ends. One reason: the disconnection between new product development and corporate strategy....

Lior Arussy on Embracing Change

People love to talk about innovation but when it comes to actually changing how we work, suddenly everyone starts dragging their feet. Lior Arussy, author of Next is Now, joins us to talk about the different ways we resist change, how to spot that resistance, and eventually how to overcome it.

Lisa Bodell on Driving Innovation from Within

Innovation is critical to the success of both organizations and individuals. But does everyone have the ability to innovate? One company believes the answer is yes. Lisa Bodell is the founder and CEO of futurethink. Under her leadership, futurethink convenes a unique team of savvy businesspeopl

Lisa Bodell on Effecting Change and Driving Innovation

Lisa Bodell joins us on Edgewise to discuss her new book Kill the Company . The book is designed for anyone trying to make a positive change within their company and gives them quick and easy ways to approach innovation. Bodell states that no matter what your title or role, you can effect change and

Little Consensus Emerges on Talent Management Strategy

Learn the status of talent strategy within U.S. firms.

Lisa Gansky on Collaborating to Get Ahead of the Competition

Toyota has rolled out a new ad campaign for the football season. In it, a mother worries about her son being hurt while he plays football for his high school. She tells us that since Toyota did testing on their cars to protect against head injuries, they decided to share their findings with football

Liz Wiseman on Rookie Smarts

Sometimes being inexperienced is more valuable than having more knowledge. In an ever-changing world, it’s not what you know, but how fast you can learn it. Liz Wiseman , author of three best-selling books including her newest title, Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work

Living in More Than One World: Peter Drucker on Work/Life

Although revered as 'the father of modern management,' Peter Drucker also wrote extensively about self-management and work/life balance.

Lois Kelly on Conversational Marketing

Lois Kelly is the author of "Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word of Mouth Marketing". She's dedicated her career to helping companies talk about their companies and issues in ways that get people to buy, believe and change, no matter how complex the topic or how competitive the market. Clients

How to Land Your Dream Job

Do you love your job? The author of a new book The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love offers some simple advice: try something new when you stop having fun....