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

Managing Change—How to Navigate COVID-19 and the Changes to Come

Organizations face unprecedented upheaval due to the COVID-19 crisis—but its impact can also lead to a chain effect of additional crises—from dramatically different customer needs to business model shakeups to seismic market shifts. Strategies that have quickly pivoted to meet sudden drastic change

Managing Change Is More Difficult than Ever

i4cp's 2013 Critical Human Capital Issues Survey shows that issues pertaining to change continue to dominate the business landscape.

Managing Continuous Change

Remember that old Billy Joel song, "Don't go changin' to try and please me"? Too bad corporate America doesn't share the sentiment. Today's employees are not only expected to deal with constant change, but to actually embrace it....

Mercer Study Shows Workforce Priorities for 2010

A study by Mercer Consulting shows emphasis on realignment of staff and strategic goals for upcoming year.

Moscow Is Now the World's Most Expensive City

Hard to believe, but according to the latest Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, Moscow is now the world's most expensive city, usurping the title from Tokyo. If you're looking for a really cheap place to live, try Asuncion in Paraguay-the world's least...

Need a "Do-over at Work? How to Recover from Stupid Mistakes

Next time you make a mistake at work, follow a strategy well-known to children everywhere-ask for a "do-over." Humorist Judy Carter explains....

New Survey Finds Little Enthusiasm for Free Market Capitalism

Has the "Anglo-American" or "Anglo-Saxon" economic model lost its appeal? A new Financial Times/Harris Poll shows that less than 50% of adults in five European countries and the U.S. think a free-market capitalist economy is the best economic system....

Nine Keys to Launching a New Division

Given the assignment to start up a new division, what steps do you take first? What don't you do?

On Shaking Things Up

Today's business world is changing faster than ever. That's one of the conclusions of the 2006 Agility and Resilience in the Face of Continuous Change, a global study of organizations commissioned by American Management Association and conducted by the Human Resource Institute. Mark Vickers of HRI d

Playing not to Lose

High-performing companies are already planning for an upcoming war for talent.