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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...Vs. The Case for Slowing Down

Not so fast, say the authors of the new book <i>Microtrends</i>, who cite the booming popularity of many time-intensive experiences-from playing golf to solving puzzles-to make the case that a substantial number of Americans crave something more than...

12 Virtual Platforms for Working and Training Remotely

Here are 12 virtual tools for leaders to consider:

3 Perspectives on Emerging Technologies in Business

AMA’s Edgewise podcasts with technology experts have explored some of the tech advancements affecting management and business. Here are three trends for managers to consider

3 Tools to Ease Decision-Making for Business Leaders

Making smart business decisions—whether about initiating a project, reengineering a process, allocating resources, or any issue of potential impact on a company’s offerings, operations, revenue, or reputation—is one of the most critical and challenging tasks leaders face.

4 Keys to Igniting Creativity and Accelerating Innovation in Business

Creativity in business is a core requirement for developing and improving on products, designing new and better processes, keeping an edge on competitors, and staying profitable.

A Model for Driving Innovation in Your Organization

To increase innovation in your organization, learn how to practice the “4Ps.” As the author suggests, these four Ps—priority, plan, people, and process—are the four elements to consider in order to build your innovation efforts.

A Smarter Way to Brainstorm

Linus Pauling once said: "If you want great ideas, you need to have lots of ideas." Brainstorming is the most popular technique for producing lots of ideas. But although it is widely practiced, brainstorming is seldom utilized to its full potential....

A Template for Cognitive Restructuring

In times of unprecedented upheaval and disruption in business, organizations need to display resilience in powerful measure.

Adaptability and Resilience

There are only three things that are certain in life: death, taxes, and change.

An Interview with Recovering "CEO Dad" Tom Stern

Do you think it's OK to e-mail your spouse on his or her birthday? Do you refer to your kids as human resources? You may be a CEO Dad. Tom Stern, author of the insightful and hilarious new book, <i>CEO Dad: How to Avoid Getting Fired by Your...