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

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.

Assembling Your A-Team

Learn how to use a team in successful acquisitions.

Beyond Bad Apples: The Dynamic of Ethical Erosion

If an organization is to be ethical, it isn't enough to weed out the "bad apples." Even well-meaning executives and managers may engage in serious unethical acts. Ethical erosion can go unnoticed in a busy workday. Fortunately, there are four steps...

Beyond Resolutions-Six Strategies for Success in 2006

Stop making empty New Year's resolutions and start meeting your goals, with these strategies from motivational speaker/consultant Leslie Groene....

Beyond Change Management: The ‘Journey Model’ of Organizational Change

Communication and persuasion are vital aspects of change management—so much so that it’s easy to focus on these skills almost to exclusion when attempting to facilitate organizational change.

Beyond Strategy, Tomorrow's Leaders Are Expected to Do It All

A global survey commissioned by American Management Association and conducted by the Human Resource Institute found that tomorrow's top leaders will not only set vision and corporate strategy but will also make sure they are executed properly....

Building a Better Business Through Ruthless Focus

What does it take to successfully lead a business in today’s always changing, increasingly competitive marketplace? Ruthless focus: on strategy, people, culture, and what works, say the authors of a new book.

Building an "Immigration-Friendly" Company

Companies are no longer just employers when it comes to their relationship with personnel working abroad and immigrant employees. They are also interpreters, ambassadors and family counselor. As the global competition for workers heats up and quality...

Burn-out-busting Strategies

Excessive on-the-job stress affects not only an individual worker, but also his co-workers, department and, ultimately, the entire organization's bottom line. Here are the signs that individuals and managers should learn to recognize to reduce the...

Business Challenges of AI in the Workplace

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are going to boost profits and create new opportunities for growth in just about every sector and industry. However, the transition will not be seamless. As AI is integrated, challenges will emerge with which businesses must contend. Thankfully, preparing in adva