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

Many U.S. Middle Market Firms Choose to Retain Domestic Focus

Report shows middle market firms plan to maintain domestic focus.

Mark Goulston on Just Listen

Mark Goulston, author of the new book Just Listen, published by AMACOM, joins us on Edgewise with some scripts and keywords to use to smooth out even the toughest conversations.

Marc Cugnon and Alaina Love on Finding Your Passion at Work

Smart managers know how to engage their employees. The best way to do that is to engage their passions and access what they care about so employees will care about their work and learn to enjoy it. Marc Cugnon and Alaina Love have devised a system to determine what drives employees’ passions

Marilyn Carlson Nelson on How We Lead Matters

As a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, Marilyn has always put people first. This multi-faceted woman also happens to be one of the most successful CEOs in the world. In this conversation, she shares her thoughts on the role of women in leadership and the importance of believing in yourself.

Mark Johnson on Finding Consumer Needs

In his new book, Mark Johnson developed the idea of White Space, a need in the market that your company can meet. Whether it’s improving on what you already work on or finding something new to perfect, every company has some White Space just waiting to be filled.

Marcus Buckingham on Harnessing Your Key Strengths

Marcus Buckingham , author of the new book, Stand Out: The Groundbreaking New Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution , believes managers need a cheat sheet to help them identify their key strengths. Using this innovative self-assessment, find out whether your most defining

Managing Change—How to Navigate COVID-19 and the Changes to Come

Organizations face unprecedented upheaval due to the COVID-19 crisis—but its impact can also lead to a chain effect of additional crises—from dramatically different customer needs to business model shakeups to seismic market shifts. Strategies that have quickly pivoted to meet sudden drastic change

Mark Murphy on Making Feedback Bearable

Handling feedback, both giving and receiving, is one of the most difficult parts of office life. Mark Murphy , author of Truth at Work , has looked into the science of why we hate hearing feedback and has some ways we can deliver even the toughest messages in a way that will get through.

Mark Royal and Tom Agnew on Maximizing Employee Engagement

Organizations are always looking to get the best out of employees but the traditional means of doing so may be all wrong. Mark Royal and Tom Agnew , authors of the book, Enemy of Engagement , think that strong and forward-looking managers enable their employees to channel their extra or discretionar

Mark Smith on Your Leadership Status

Mark Smith has worked in nearly 40 countries with hundreds of senior leaders of corporations, government organizations, non-profit foundations, and industry associations. His client list includes many of the most prominent multi-national companies and their most influential leaders. His business exp