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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Mark Stevens on Declaring War on Yourself

When profits fall, dysfunction rises and morale flounders. According to Mark Stevens , author of Your Company Sucks: It’s Time to Declare War on Yourself , the first step of recovery is introspection. Stevens asserts that great leaders pinpoint and take responsibility for their personal shortcomings

Mark Murphy on How to Get to Where You Want to Be

To Mark Murphy , the key to success is visualization, for personal goals as well as business goals. If you’re training for a marathon, it’s helpful to imagine crossing the finish line. The same is true for business. If the company has goals, it’s up to the managers to paint a picture of success that

Mark Van Rijmenam on the Benefits of Big Data

Mark Van Rijmenam , author of the new book Think Bigger , is a strategist who advises organizations on how to effectively manage their big data. He describes what big data is, why organizations should use it, and how they can benefit from it. Rijmenam suggests companies should deal with it now befor

Marketing Effectively on Facebook

How to take advantage of Facebook's paid ads and boosted posts.

Marketing’s Seat at the Table

We live in a volatile, changing world. The simultaneous forces of increased globalization, localization and personalization are altering our social and business relationships. Demographic changes are causing major shifts in the products and service we provide.

Marshall Goldsmith on Influence in All Directions

One of our most popular podcast and webcast guests is executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith , author of the New York Times Bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There as well as the new book Succession . In this podcast, Goldsmith coaches on how to exert your influence in today’s tough times.

Marshall Goldsmith on How to Take Success to the Next Level

The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They're intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic, but only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle. In his book What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Suc

Master the Art of Meeting and Mingling

Learn how to successfully mingle with business associaates and company colleagues.

Managing Continuous Change

Remember that old Billy Joel song, "Don't go changin' to try and please me"? Too bad corporate America doesn't share the sentiment. Today's employees are not only expected to deal with constant change, but to actually embrace it....

Master Your Mood

Moods are specific emotional, physical and mental states that play a critical role in our performance at work. The practice of "mood management" is a little known yet vital dimension to organizational performance and productivity. Learn how moods can...