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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Knocking on Doors Persistently Pays Off

Whether you are a business person trying to make more sales, a manager trying to find the right hire, an IT employee trying to write new software, or just the average Joe trying to get the most out of existence, your life will be a lot easier if you understand some basic, yet often disregarded princ

Kevin Kelly on Optimism

Kevin Kelly wants you to be optimistic. Not just because things, on average, are always better than they have been. They are but there's a practical reason too. It's very hard to plan for the future when you have a pessimistic view. On this episode he urges you to take the long view and plan ahead,

Know More About Selling!

Learn how important to your bottom line is research about selling.

Knowing When to Go on the Offensive

Take the first steps to prepare for the post-recession

Kory Kogon on Using Technology Wisely

In this episode of AMA Edgewise, we talk to Kory Kogon one of the Co-Authors of The 5 Choices: The Path Extraordinary Productivity . Kory explains why it is both easier and harder to achieve extraordinary productivity. In a business world filled with technology made to increase productivity, those s

Kristi Hedges on Establishing Executive Presence

Strong leaders have a notable “presence,” which Kristi Hedges , author of The Power of Presence defines as the quality to connect and inspire others. According to Hedges, anyone can refine his or her presence and become a leader in their domain through commitment and authenticity. She explains how t

Koen Pauwels on How It's Not the Size of the Data, It's How You Use It

Koen Pauwels , consultant and expert on marketing ROI (Return on Investment), describes why smarter marketing can help drive up sales profits for any company. How is big data affecting marketing trends today? In many ways it sets the benchmark for marketing to be held more accountable for business p

Kristi Hedges on The Inspiration Code

When we think about inspirational leaders we tend to think about the big dreamers and the iconoclasts. It seems like it's impossible to be inspiring ourselves. Kristi Hedges , author of the new book The Inspiration Code , joins us to talk about how we can make our words and actions more inspiring to

Kurt Andersen on Resetting Our Economy the Right Way

“It’s the end of the world as we’ve known it,” Kurt Andersen writes in his book Reset, “but it isn’t the end of the world.” In his book, Andersen explains why the current economic crisis is actually an historic moment of great opportunity to get ourselves and the nation back on track.

Larry Samuel on the History and Future of Wealth Culture

As Americans, we are unapologetically obsessed with money and the people who have a lot of it. We are curious, to say the least, about how rich people make their money, how they spend it, and what separates them from the rest of us. Rich: The Rise and Fall of American Wealth Culture by Larry Samuel