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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Michael Watkins on Navigating Your Career Transition

Transitions into new roles are the crucibles in which leaders get their toughest tests, and they’re the defining factor in professional careers today. Yet far too often, leaders fail to transition effectively into new roles. The resulting costs are high, for your career and the organization. In Your

Michael Song on How to Get More Done with Fewer Meetings

Meetings have changed. They’re more frequent, virtual, and informal. Yet, most professionals haven’t upgraded their meeting skills. It’s no wonder that 43% of meeting time is wasted. In The Hamster Revolution for Meetings: Your Guide to Effective Meetings in the Information Age, best-selling author

Michelle Johnson on Creating a Culture of Acceptance in the Workplace

If you have to ask if a certain behavior is discriminatory, chances are, there’s already a problem. For every discrimination lawsuit, there were many more instances where discrimination occurred and was not reported. Workplace discrimination is about more than the standard list of minorities that ar

Middle Management May Hinder Diversity Initiatives

Because middle managers focus on long-term strategy and maintaining the status quo, they are often at direct odds with diversity practitioners, according to a new report from The Conference Board. Here are some ways to get managers more involved in...

Michael Bungay Stanier on Great Work

Work smart, not hard. Plenty of employees have heard that but how does it actually work? In his new book Do More Great Work , Michael Bungay Stanier offers fifteen different exercises that give practical advice for how to turn your results from good to great.

AMA’s Ask The Experts: Michelle Yanahan on Successfully Communicating Change

AMA’s Ask the Experts Online Virtual Communication series debuted on September 16 with How to Successfully Communicate Change, a subject more relevant than ever in these tumultuous times.

Mike Myatt on Hacking Leadership to Keep the Best Employees

Businesses, projects, and people don’t fail. Leaders fail. Mike Myatt , author of Hacking Leadership and a columnist for Forbes’s “Leadership,” discusses critical gaps leaders struggle with today, including development, influence, and reality gaps. Leaders never truly reach leadership maturity becau

Mike Mitchell on Encouraging Innovation for Everyone in Your Organization

Mike Mitchell wants to remind employees that innovation isn’t just about the big ideas. Innovation, by its definition, is simply a new idea, no matter how seemingly small. Even a tiny tweak in an existing process can make a difference either for customers or for the employees. This kind of thinking

Mike Schwager on Projecting Your Best Professional Image

The most important part of an interview happens before the microphones are even turned on or the cameras start rolling. Preparation is key to any successful interview, says our guest, Mike Schwager . Remember to think about the talking points you want to bring up, be prepared to defend your stance w

Mike Noble on Communicating Changes Effectively

When it comes to change, communication is crucial. According to Mike Noble, employees not only must be made aware of the coming changes but also why they are being made and what the budget and time frame are. Otherwise employees will be resistant, no change will ever take place, and the organization

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