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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Diane Mulcahy on the Gig Economy

In today's economy the best way to stay relevant is to diversify your skills and take on small, one-time jobs. It's not about the extra cash, it's about staying relevant. Diane Mulcahy , author of the AMACOM book The Gig Economy , joins us to talk about reasons you should be cultivating your side-hu

Dick Grote on Disciplining without Punishment

Dick Grote speaks on how to get problem employees to take responsibility for their behavior and how to solve attitude, attendance, and performance problems successfully, without resorting to punishment In his book Discipline without Punishment (AMACOM), Grote helps managers and HR professionals adop

Dick Martin on Adapting to a Diversified World

Dick Martin joins us on Edgewise to discuss his latest book Otherwise: The Wisdom You Need To Succeed in A Diverse World . The main theme of this book is that businesses must strive to better understand people unlike themselves, and why this ability is now more important than ever. Martin touches on

Did Innovation Play a Role in the Financial Crisis?

You may have heard that the current financial crisis was fueled in large part by "financial innovations" such as subprime lending, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations. How did innovation, which is supposed to be inherently...

Dick Martin on Rebuilding Brand America

In his book Rebuilding Brand America (AMACOM), Dick Martin argues that in today's global economy, American companies can no longer afford to overlook how anti-American sentiment affects their business. He then looks at how some of America's best companies have risen to this challenge, and in doing s

Differentiation Is Essential in Business, but Comes at a Cost

On a social level, humans are hard-wired to be part of a tribe. Growing up, we want to fit in with our peers whether in attire, interests, or ambitions. As adults we tend to seek out like-minded people to hang our hats with.

Difficult Employees

One of the first steps in getting a wayward employee back on track is to decide whether he or she needs coaching or counseling. Here's how to tell which is the right solution for your problem employee....

Digital Mentoring

Learn how to mentor digitally. You don't have to be in the same office to effectively mentor an individual.

Digitized HR: How Paranoid Should You Be?

Conventional performance appraisals and HR metrics are going the way of the vacuum tube. The bleeding edge of performance management is all about analytics.

Digital Shadows: The Rise of New Workforce Productivity Issues

Corporate policy is having a hard time keeping up with the growing digital universe and its implications for business.