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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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

Mark Stevens on Declaring War on Yourself

When profits fall, dysfunction rises and morale flounders. According to Mark Stevens , author of Your Company Sucks: It’s Time to Declare War on Yourself , the first step of recovery is introspection. Stevens asserts that great leaders pinpoint and take responsibility for their personal shortcomings

Mark Van Rijmenam on the Benefits of Big Data

Mark Van Rijmenam , author of the new book Think Bigger , is a strategist who advises organizations on how to effectively manage their big data. He describes what big data is, why organizations should use it, and how they can benefit from it. Rijmenam suggests companies should deal with it now befor

Marketing Effectively on Facebook

How to take advantage of Facebook's paid ads and boosted posts.

Marketing’s Seat at the Table

We live in a volatile, changing world. The simultaneous forces of increased globalization, localization and personalization are altering our social and business relationships. Demographic changes are causing major shifts in the products and service we provide.

Marshall Goldsmith on Influence in All Directions

One of our most popular podcast and webcast guests is executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith , author of the New York Times Bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There as well as the new book Succession . In this podcast, Goldsmith coaches on how to exert your influence in today’s tough times.

Marshall Goldsmith on How to Take Success to the Next Level

The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They're intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic, but only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle. In his book What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Suc

Marvin Davis on a Take No Prisoners Approach to Excellence

Now more than ever, American companies are experiencing a nagging feeling that they could be doing much better. Globalization, digitization, and the development of cellular technology have increased competition by leaps and bounds. As a consequence, skating by on marginal performance isn’t enough. I

Master the Art of Meeting and Mingling

Learn how to successfully mingle with business associaates and company colleagues.