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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European Perspective: Should the EU Accept New Members?

Many Europeans want to lock the door to the European Community to prospective members, according to a new Harris Poll. How do Americans feel about it? Most aren't sure....

Everything She Knows as a CEO She Learned as a Waitress

Before she became CEO of her own $29-million transportation and distribution company, Carolyn Gable spent her time waiting on tables and worrying about how she was going to feed her seven kids. She didn't earn an MBA at a famous B school; she didn't even attend college. Remarkably, as she explains i

Executive Insights

As CEO of StreamServe, Chris Stone is in the business of clear and consistent messages. StreamServe's software allows businesses to produce bills, invoices and other documents that maintain and reinforce the company's brand identity. The company is...

Exorcising the "Boss From Hell"

You've just started a new position as the manager of a department, and your team seems edgy, hypersensitive and reluctant to talk to you. A palpable feeling of gloom and paranoia pervades your department. This situation might sound familiar to anyone...

Face Your Fears (Don't Be Your Own Worst Enemy)

Dr. Albert Ellis passed away last year at the age of 93, but his legacy-how to achieve success and happiness by facing your fears-lives on....

Factors That Determine a Manager’s Level of Authority

Where does a manager’s authority in an organization come from? Officially, it is given to them by the company’s upper management.

Father's Day Feature: How a Philosopher Became a Businessman, with Some Advice from Dad

In honor of Father's Day we present a short excerpt from the recent father/son coauthored book The 100-Mile Walk: A Father and Son on a Quest to Find the Essence of Leadership, by Sander A. Flaum and Jonathon A. Flaum (AMACOM 2006). It's a fine example of how different generations can nourish and ce

Fighting Poverty through Profits-An Interview with C.K. Prahalad

Acclaimed author C.K. Prahalad has devised a brilliant plan for helping the world's five billion poor people: transform them into consumers. His mission is to prove that it's possible to build a profitable win-win relationship between big business...

Finding Normalcy after Disruption

Odds are that most readers automatically assume the “disruption” has something to do with the restrictions of 2020, right?

Finding Your Competitive Advantage

Quick, name your company's competitive advantage. If you don't know it, you're not alone. Many companies can't identify it, even though it's the reason they're in business. Here are four questions you need to ask yourself to start putting your...