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

Turning Around Tough Conversations

How to handle difficult situations with tact, professionalism, and grace.

Turning Ideas into Action

Learn steps to manage effective technological strategy.

Turning Job Applicants (Even the Ones You Don't Hire) into Brand Ambassadors

The process of recruiting, interviewing, and hiring job applicants presents an incredible opportunity to spread the good word about your brand. All it requires is a little bit (OK, a lot) of respect, courtesy, and honesty.

Turning Strategy into Execution

Even the most brilliant business strategy is useless if an organization can't transform its lofty plans into results. So what drives execution? AMA and Human Resource Institute launched a global study to find out. They learned that clarity,...

Turning Your Customers into Fans

Marketing tips from the former Chief Marketing Officer of the New England Patriots football team.

U.S. Technology Leadership Is Slipping

Though overall U.S. productivity has been strong, when it comes to technology, American companies have transformed themselves from adopters into followers....

Two Birds with One Cultural Stone: Motivating Employees with Broader—and Better—Decision Making

Winning companies are building organizational cultures that excite and engage the people who do the real work, and part of the strategy to do that often includes giving those same people a role in the decisions that guide the path—both short and longer term—of their enterprises.

Under Pressure? Deadline Looming? What to Do When Writer's Panic Sets In

The CEO is waiting for that urgent report, but horrors-your mind is as blank as the page. Here are secret strategies to conquer writer's block, from professional journalists, PR professionals and writing coaches....

Understand That a Sales Presentation Is a Conversation, Not a Speech

Learn how to use the skills of a salesperson to make better speeches.

Understanding and Adapting to a New Organizational Culture

Joining a new company is like moving to a foreign country. The sooner you learn the customs and language of your new land, the more successful you'll be. A career counselor from The Five O'Clock Club offers a roadmap for adapting to any new...