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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It's Time to Review the Performance Review

A new approach to performance reviews.

Job One for Leaders: Doing the Right Thing

Looking for leadership role models to inspire and motivate you? Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have demonstrated unprecedented levels of personal philanthropy; Leona Helmsley, not so much....

Just Say No to Your Inner Control Freak

Are you a micromanager? Ask yourself these 10 questions to find out. (Warning: too many “yes” answers may mean you’re driving a stake through the heart of employee productivity).

Keep Your Eye on the—Bosu?

Sometimes we can learn important life lessons in the most unlikely of places—even the gym. Sander Flaum learned that if he really focuses hard, he can maintain his balance on the half-dome ball known as the Bosu Balance Trainer®. But the moment he lets himself become distracted, he’s knocked off tas

Key Leadership Behaviors That Improve Sales Force Performance

Learn how sales managers can improve sales by building a team culture of collaboration.

Key to M&A Success: Aligning Organizational Capabilities to Drive Strategy

If you’ve ever worked in a company that was acquired, but several years later it still felt like the two companies were separate, you know that merging businesses financially doesn’t necessarily result in a full integration of the organizations.

Kid Gloves or Iron Fist: How Fast and Flexibly to Approach Post-Merger Organizational Integration

Too often, HR's responsibility has been to agree to whether a merger should take place, whereas its strategic involvement would be better spent in identifying ways to make the proposed alliance work effectively. Besides, HR's vote about a merger...

Knocking on Doors Persistently Pays Off

Whether you are a business person trying to make more sales, a manager trying to find the right hire, an IT employee trying to write new software, or just the average Joe trying to get the most out of existence, your life will be a lot easier if you understand some basic, yet often disregarded princ

Lasting Lessons about Innovation: What I Learned at Control Data Corporation

Robert M. Price, former chairman and CEO of Control Data Corporation, shares the innovation secrets that transformed a company with 34 employees (including the janitor) into a supercomputer powerhouse that overtook behemoth IBM....

Latest Research on Global CEO Concerns

The rising cost of health care is a top concern for U.S. CEOs, but top executives in Europe and Asia assign health care a low priority, according to a new global survey of chief executives conducted by The Conference Board....