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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Business Execution

2007 saw its share of winners and losers. Business execution expert Rick Lepsinger, president of OnPoint Consulting, analyzes what went wrong and what went right with these organizations and the lessons that can be learned from their experience....

Business Strategy Barriers

"Getting" business strategy is the indisputable starting point for any meaningful contribution to strategic processes, but for a number of reasons, pinning down business strategies may be no easy matter. If you've ever had difficulty in identifying...

Business Succession Agreements: Plan Ahead for the Unexpected

Learn about buy-sell agreements in all scenarios.

Can Strategic Benchmarking Turn America's Economy Around?

Although the U.S. consistently ranks in the top 10 most competitive economies in the world, it recently fell from first to sixth place in little more than two years. Gregory H. Watson believes that an approach that combines strategic benchmarking...

Change Will Not Wait for You to Change

Time to spur yourself toward change.

Chaos Needs a Plan

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been positives and negatives, but managers still need to plan for continued uncertainty.

Choosing the Right Growth Strategy

OK, it's been decided that growth-whether in terms of revenue, profit, number of employees or customers, market share or number of locations-is essential to your company's future. Before management makes the leap, there are many questions that must...

Chuck Knight on the Secrets of Emerson's Success

Emerson is one of the few firms that can point to over four decades of increased earnings. How does Emerson do it? Charles F. Knight, the organization's CEO for 27 of its 43 consecutive years of increased profits, attributes it to Emerson's long-term...

Cisco's Perspective on Strategic Alliances

Partnering, collaboration, strategic alliance-call it whatever you want, but the practice of companies working jointly to create new products and services is one of the most compelling trends in business today. Perhaps no company employs collaboration...

Considering Uncertainty, Bias, and Data in Scenario Planning

Many leaders in organizations are turning to scenario planning to address the uncertainty associated with the impact of the COVID pandemic on major resource allocation