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

What Is an Effective Leader?

We study the authors' Leadership Code and five qualities critical to effective leaders.

What Is the Shelf Life of Normal?

As workplaces try and adjust to the circumstances dictated by the pandemic, fluidity is key.

What Kind of Smarts Do You Have?

Is the ability to lead something you're born with, or something you acquire? A little of both, say the authors of <i>Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success?</i> Each of us is born with 12 basic skills, which are fully developed-and unchangeable-by...

What Leaders Can Learn from the Pittsburgh Pirates

The quickest way to turn a 51-year-old man into a 10-year-old boy is to bring up baseball. And that’s exactly what happened when I received a call from Kyle Stark, the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the request of Clint Hurdle, the Pirates’ manager, I was invited to spend tw

What Makes an Exceptional Leader?

Leadership lessons based on Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous 1914 Antarctic expedition.

What the Research Tells Us About Role Power

Here's advice on how to increase your influence and power.

What You Don't Know about Rising to "the Next Level"

The good news-you've just won a high-level executive position. The bad news? You have a 40% chance of biting the dust within the next 18 months. We asked Scott Eblin, a Washington, D.C.–based executive coach and author of <i>The Next Level: What...

What's Culture Got to Do with It?: A Guide for Leaders

Culture is a complex and critical component of leadership. Yet many leaders underestimate its impact or fail to deal effectively with it in conjunction with growth strategies and other business initiatives. As CEO Lou Gerstner said about IBM’s culture during a period of transformation, “I came to se

What's Your Social Quotient?

Boost your business and career by leveraging your social skills.

When a Business Reset Is in Order

Learn how one organization reorganized itself to fit the market needs.