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

Inheriting an Employee with Disciplinary Problems

Strategies for dealing with new team members who may be less-than-perfect, from the new book 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees.

Increasing Productivity: Knowing Which Tasks to Delegate

As a manager, one of the basic management skills you’ll need to master is delegation. Delegation is the process of turning over responsibility and authority for the completion of a task to employees.

Inputs Vs. Outputs: Where Should Your Focus Lie As A Team Leader?

I was sitting in on a sales team meeting a few weeks ago, listening to them talk about how they stay motivated when they hear “no” all day, every day. The team leader recommended that they focus on doing the right things.

Interpersonal Skills Mastery: The Stories We Tell Ourselves About Others

Our self-confidence, communication skills, and interpersonal skills at work are largely influenced by our self-talk, or the constant internal narrative we have about our experiences.

Intro to Emotional Intelligence

A brief introduction to EI, from AMA’s seminar Successfully Managing People.

Irritating Others' Ears

We can undo our hard work with an inaccurate word or phrase. Here are sme examples.

Is Your Speech Transitional, Transactional or Transformational?

Most speeches fall into one of three categories: transitional, transactional, or transformational. Knowing the differences between them is critical to your speech's success....

It's Not About You

The number one rule of presentations is to remember it's about your audience and how you can be of service to them.

Keep Your Foot Out of Your Mouth: Sure-fire Strategies to Handle Customer Communication Problems

Poor communication can both cause and exacerbate customer problems. Learn how to defuse disagreements before they escalate, with these strategies from conflict management expert Dr. Andrew Edelman....

Keeping In Touch: Why It's Vital To Hold On To High-Quality People

Too often, we fall out of contact with high-quality people because we move, or we’re too busy, or we feel like we’ve let too much time go by. But there are at least two big reasons why not keeping in touch is a mistake.