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

Little Consensus Emerges on Talent Management Strategy

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

Let’s Create Great Partnerships Between HR and Business Leaders

When HR professionals and business leaders have great relationships, the work they can accomplish is amazing. They can create an engaging and transparent working environment, achieve business goals, and develop programs and structures that add long-term value.

Love Contracts: Protecting Against Workplace Romance Gone Bad

They arrive at work separately. They never touch each other in your presence.

Loyalty vs. Ethics: Why Loyalty is Important in the Workplace

When an organization is accused of wrongdoing, which takes precedence-an employee's loyalty to his company, or his desire to do the right thing? As evidenced in former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's new book What Happened, loyalty has...

Make the Best Recruitment Decisions

A job interview rarely lasts longer than an hour, but its consequences may last for years.

Making Employee Orientation Count

Some companies try to "wow" new employees with a t-shirt or other branded memorabilia. But innovative firms are developing programs to take new employee orientation programs way beyond the usual explanations of benefits and mission statements....

Making Sense out of Hiring and Training Older Workers

A paradox is present in today's employment picture. Unemployment rates among all generations are high, but employers report difficulty in finding talent.

Manage Performance, Don't Mangle It

Taking the fear out of performance management.

Managing Cultural Diversity

Different cultures can hold widely divergent attitudes on important workplace issues like time management, respect for authority, teamwork and individual responsibility. Here are some strategies to help you create a more efficient and harmonious...

Managing Tomorrow Today

A look at the past, present, and future state of HR.