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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Networking within Your "Tribe"

Everyone knows the importance of networking within one's profession and industry. But one key networking opportunity is often overlooked: making connections within your own organization. Andrea Nierenberg, author of <i>Million Dollar...

New "Moving Ahead" Feature: Why I Love My Job

Have you ever listened to the "Car Talk" guys on National Public Radio? Tom and Ray Magliozzi laugh (mostly at themselves) their way through their weekly, one-hour show. We can't imagine anyone having more fun at work. And yet, Tom and Ray are...

Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again

What makes a super salesperson? According to the authors of a new book, <i>Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again</i>, "Winning salespeople always share one critical psychological trait, and that characteristic is drive." Drive can't be taught, but you...

New Managers: Alone and Out of Their Depths

Being a new manager is a lot like learning how to swim. You can watch others, study a chart about it or even read a book on it. But ultimately, you learn by doing.

Why Managers Prepare to Fail

A new survey shows that many managers lack the training they need to succeed.

New Research Reveals Many Entrepreneurs Are Dyslexic

A new study from London's Cass Business School shows that as many as 35% of U.S. entrepreneurs suffer from dyslexia. Additionally, dyslexics are more likely than nondyslexics to own more than one business and to supervise more people....

New Rules of Leadership

In the last two decades leadership roles in the business world, formerly thought of as caregiver and analyst, have changed dramatically.But these two profiles can can be myopic and constraining. In their book <i>The Wizard and the Warrior: Leading...

New Sales Manager Essentials

Five skills that wil help a new salesperson become a world-class sales executive.

New Skills for the New Workplace

So much has changed in the workplace and the world at large since March 2020.

New Study Shows More Women Being Sent on International Assignments

Companies in North America now have nearly four times as many women on assignment abroad as they did in 2001. But despite increased opportunities for women executives, only 16% of companies surveyed said most of their female expatriates take a partner along....