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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Is Your Organization a "Red Zone" or a "Green Zone?"

Red Zone workplaces are full of unhappy, noncooperative people who are focused more on who to blame when things go wrong than on how to make things go right. If this sounds like your workplace, perhaps it's time to seek out "greener" pastures....

Is Your Organization Ripe for Disruption? 5 Tell-Tale Signs

Disruption can be a positive transformative force, infusing an organization with a fresh sense of purpose and renewed energy.

Is the Handwritten Thank-You Note Dead?

How should you deliver a post-interview thank-you note? Experts debate the merits of a handwritten note in the internet age, and the best way to say thanks.

Is Your Sales Team Creating Real Differentiation?

To stand out from the competition, your salespeople have to go beyond features that are easily copied, to create value that is unique to each customer.

Isaac Sacolick on Driving Digital

Digital is the way of the future no matter what your industry. Usually that switch comes with a lot of frightening language: transition, revolution, transformation. It doesn't have to be that scary. Isaac Sacolick , author of the new book Driving Digital , published by AMACOM, is here to assure you

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 All Starts with Character

John Baldoni explains why character matters, in an excerpt from his thoughtful new book Lead by Example.

It's About Their Passion...Not Just Yours

Attention leaders: if you don't instill passion in your people you're not truly leading. And, says Sander Flaum, you could end up losing some of your most valuable team members....

It's Just Common Sense

Each of us experiences hundreds of interactions and face many decisions every day. While we often base our responses on our years of accumulated knowledge, we often make decisions based on our experience and good old common sense.

It's Monday Morning...10 Tips to Get Started on Innovation

A recent AMA/HRI study found that although most organizations say that innovation is a top priority, few companies are actually good at it. So if your company’s innovation efforts need a jumpstart, here are 10 quick ways to get with the program....