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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How Toyota Got So Smart

If you were making a list of the world's smartest companies, Toyota would surely rank near the top. Its business acumen is as much a part of its phenomenal success as its obsession with quality and efficiency. How has Toyota become such a brilliant...

How Women Can Find Their Leadership Voice—and What It Means for Their Careers

For businesswomen, finding your “leadership voice” is part of becoming a leader, and it may have a big impact on your future success. Developing this skill may not be easy, however, says an expert in women’s leadership training.

How Would You Grade Your Training Program?

In college, students who have failed to keep up with coursework throughout the semester undergo a ritual as old as education itself: the hallowed ceremony of cramming for a test. With mere hours to learn the subject matter, they frantically try to absorb several weeks' worth of material, hoping to g

How Women Leaders Can Succeed at Collaborative Leadership

Collaborative leadership is a great tool when used correctly and in the right situations. Knowing when to collaborate, what steps to take, and how to inspire collaboration in yourself and others is part of being a successful woman leader.

Howard Behar on Committing to a Great Culture

A lot of people pay lip service to culture or say they'll work on getting a great culture later. According to Howard Behar there is no later, the time for great culture is now. The former president of Starbucks is here to motivate you to create a mission statement to improve your daily work for your

Howard Gardner on the Need for Multiple "Minds"

Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero. Among numerous honors, Gardner received

Howard Behar on the Secret of Starbucks’ Success

After a working life spent building Starbucks from a chain of 28 stores to an international coffee business through positions such as executive vice president of sales, founding president of Starbucks International and president of Starbucks North America, Howard Behar tells of the strategies he use

Howard Guttman on Building High-Performance Teams

Standout performance is what it takes to be a top business team. In Great Business Teams , Howard Guttman examines the inner workings of over 30 business teams, at top-management, business-unit, and functional levels, to offer a radically new vision of the emerging horizontal organization and of the

HR Best Practices During Organizational Change

Today's changes are due to the economic crisis. But companies encounter changes at all times. HR executives and other savvy managers have found that the formula for change management hasn't changed over the years-it's communication, agility, problem...

Howard Guttman on Shifting Focus to Achieve Results

Howard Guttman has several tools for how to achieve any goal, from getting the promotion to quitting smoking, as just two examples. One way is to change the stories we tell ourselves; change the narrative we think we’re in to change the outcome. If we think we’re in a no-win situation, the results w