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

Three Preliminary Questions to Consider Before Expanding into an Emerging Market

Here are three questions you should ask before considering expansion abroad.u

Three Tips for Using Facebook as a Business Building Tool

If you plan to use Facebook to market your business, here are three rules to follow.

Three Ways Strong Leaders Put the Team First

Compromise is essential to the negotiation process. Here are some ways to implement it: Think "outcome." Find common ground. Celebrate the union.

Three's Company: How to Dramatically Increase Productivity with Small Teams

The director of technical services at PrintingForLess.com explains how the company acquired a stronger work ethic, lighter-hearted atmosphere, and unprecedented customer satisfaction by restructuring into small teams....

Thriving on Discontinuous Change

There is change and there is change. Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D. explains why the roles, actions, and attitudes that drove past business successes may be insufficient-and perhaps even detrimental-to future success....

Tim Phillips on Talking Normally at Work

For our last podcast of 2011 we talked to Tim Philips , author of Talk Normal , about the best way to speak professionally. While an evolving and agile language is generally a good thing, it can lead to misunderstandings, highly detrimental in the workplace, especially in a global world where Englis

Tim Sanders on Dealstorming

These days if you want to make a sale it's not just one person you have to convince anymore. Purchasing power is spread throughout the organization and there's plenty of people to consult. It's harder than ever. Tim Sanders joins us to talk about his book Dealstorming and how to be successful at sal

Tim Sanders on How Companies Profit from Doing Good

In a follow-up to his popular     2008 Edgewise interview,   Tim Sanders talks about how the “make a difference” factor is revolutionizing brand building, and how companies not paying attention to this change in marketing and mission branding are at the verge of obsolescence. Sanders

Tim Sanders on How to Save the World From Your Office

Every one of us, regardless of title or position, can inspire our companies to change the way they do business, helping them to become a positive force for enriching people, communities, and the environment. When this happens, not only do we help save the world, we help save our companies from becom

Time to Get Serious About Improving Morale

The success of any business depends on employees who remain motivated and engaged.