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

Are You a “Cool Parent” or “Trail of Dead Bodies” Leader?

The best leaders know they don't have to choose between happy workers and stellar results.

Are You a Fixer or a Grower?

When it comes to business growth, bigger is not always better. Sometimes it is best for an organization to grow smarter instead of fatter. Robert M. Tomasko, author of the book <i>Bigger Isn't Always Better</i> suggests two points of view. The Fixers...

Are You Promotable?

Think you're ready to move up to the next level within your organization? Kate Wendleton, founder of The Five O'Clock Club job search strategy group, explains how to gauge your chances of getting a promotion....

Are You Scaring Your Employees to Death?

When workers feel uncertain or fearful, they may revert to a primitive 'critter state' of fight, flight, or freeze.

Are Your Employees Getting Ready to Bolt?

The latest news reports have given us a glimmer of hope that the economy may finally be recovering. While that’s a welcome sign for most organizations, it may not be good news for all.

Arrows in the Decision-Making Quiver

What's the best way to make a decision? Should you use your power of intuition, as Malcolm Gladwell advocates in his best-seller Blink? Or should you rely on careful reasoning and painstaking evidence, as Stanford professors Jeffrey Pfeffer and...

As Above, So Below

Employees look to their leaders to personify positive values.

Assembling The Right People For Strategic Business Planning

As an organization works to establish its position and direction in the marketplace, the strategic business planning team takes on great importance.

Asian-Pacific Companies are Looking for Home-Grown Leaders

Major companies based in the Asia-Pacific region are intensifying their search for local executives, rather than relying on expatriate leaders brought in from other areas of the world, according to a new report....

Assembling Your A-Team

Learn how to use a team in successful acquisitions.