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

Managing PR in the Digital Age

Interview with Amy Binder, CEO of RF|Binder Partners, to discuss the current and future state of the PR business.

Practice

Nearly every time we give a speech or conduct a workshop, someone asks, “Are leaders born or made?”

Practicing Preventive Management

Preventive management is a way to minimize problems in process or operations; a method for continuous improvement.

Presentation Horror Stories

Cue the scary music. Just in time for Halloween, <i>Performance & Profits</i> offers a sample of tales about presentation nightmares that are guaranteed to give you goose bumps. Don't read this alone....

Presentation Tips: 8 Ways to Captivate and Engage Your Audience

Memorable speakers have one thing in common: they know how to create a connection with their listeners. Here are 8 proven presentation tips to engage and involve your audience:

Priority Project Management

Learn how to identify decision criteria by prioritizing scope, schedule and costs during project planning....

Productivity and Office Design: Beyond Feng Shui

Imagine the typical office: drab decor, boring color scheme, sterile lighting. It's not a pretty picture. Nor is it a productive one, at least according to a recent survey conducted by Gensler, an architecture and design firm. The study found that the...

Corporate Productivity: How to Improve Productivity in an Organization

When times get tough, productivity becomes an overriding priority. Your organization has to get the most out of every resource, even while cutting nonessential costs. But which productivity-enhancement practices are most effective? In May 2008 the...

Productivity: Cut the Slackers Some Slack, Organizations Share the Blame

Did you ever have one of those days where it doesn't seem like you've accomplished anything? You might shrug your shoulders and tell yourself that every one has an "off day" occasionally. If you're anything like the average U.S. worker, however, you...