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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Know The Enemy in Order to Win

Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has inspired generations of leaders with its strategies for prevailing against opponents, no matter how large or intimidating. His age-old advice is still true today: "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."

Today's Economy Requires a Skilled, Motivated Workforce

In tough economic times, executives and managers are tempted to cut budgets in a number of places--including training. Too often, as in the case of training, the decision to eliminate money is short-term thinking. The economy will improve, and...

Top Ten Traits of Great Leaders

Here are ten traits that identify outstanding leaders.

Transforming Our Successors into Successful Leaders

You’ve most likely heard the question, "Are leaders born or developed?" People are born with leadership qualities, but leaders are developed over time. As managers, we need to recognize that we were, at one time, trained by someone above us in the hierarchy, and it is our responsibility to pay the f

Transforming Vision into Reality

A well-crafted corporate vision statement is a beautiful thing. But transforming that lofty vision from the written page into real life requires effective communication, an open attitude toward change and a detailed implementation plan....

Transforming Your Business: The New Science of Rewards and Recognition

a new body of research has emerged that strongly confirms the value of non-cash rewards within the engagement mix and provides increased insight into how to design programs more effectively.

Transforming Your Business:

a new body of research has emerged that strongly confirms the value of non-cash rewards within the engagement mix and provides increased insight into how to design programs more effectively.

Trust: The #1 Line of Business

Meet a top leader and the qualities that make an outstanding leader.

Two Birds with One Cultural Stone: Motivating Employees with Broader—and Better—Decision Making

Winning companies are building organizational cultures that excite and engage the people who do the real work, and part of the strategy to do that often includes giving those same people a role in the decisions that guide the path—both short and longer term—of their enterprises.

U.S. Technology Leadership Is Slipping

Though overall U.S. productivity has been strong, when it comes to technology, American companies have transformed themselves from adopters into followers....