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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Achieving High Performance with Leader Athletes

Elite athletes and exceptional leaders have a lot in common.

Alex Tapscott on the Blockchain Revolution

You've probably heard of bitcoin, probably as a means of payment for shady business deals. Bitcoin is about to get a lot more legit as the ways of ensuring cyber security and trust become more and more evolved. Alex Tapscott , author of Blockchain Revolution , joins us to talk about this emerging te

Alexandra Levit on Harnessing the Next Generation Workforce

Alexandra Levit is the author of They Don't Teach Corporate in College , a practical guide that delivers the vital information junior corporate employees need to succeed in today's tough business climate. As the founder of the career consultancy Inspiration at Work, Alexandra advises both companies

Alan Trefler on Keeping an Eye on Consumers

In his book, Build for Change: Revolutionary Customer Engagement through Continuous Digital Innovation , Alan Trefler discusses the divergence that is becoming more and more visible between successful leading companies and the not so successful companies. Trefler argues that consumers are becoming m

Alice Adams on Bridging the Gender Divide at Work

Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. This popular summation of the gender divide is given a lot of credence in the workplace. But the fact is that working women and men are far more alike than commonly realized—and managers who understand that can develop lasting, productive gender equity at wor

Aligning Projects with Strategy

Projects must align with company objectives to ensure success. Here are some tips on strategic planning so you know the company is on the right track.

Alison Green on Difficult Conversations as a Kindness

After 11 years of writing the popular and informative Ask a Manager blog, Alison Green has seen it all, from dramatic exit interviews to the myriad ways our coworkers can get on our nerves. Throughout all the advice there seemed to be a common refrain: just talk about it. Now she's written a book ca

All Learning Is Not Created Equal

No, the Internet is not "making us stupid," as a provocative recent cover story in The Atlantic suggested. Nor is it necessarily making us any smarter. As a learning platform, the chief thing that the Internet, e-learning programs and technology in...

Allen Gannett on Encouraging Your Creative Curve

The myth of the lone creative genius is "wildly destructive" says Allen Gannett, not to put too fine a point on it. Our guest today talks about how we need to bring our ideas about inspiration out of the clouds and back to a much more encouraging and attainable reality. In a world of increasing auto

Alliances Between Small and Larger Companies Can Mean Risky Business

There are many ways a small company can benefit by forming an alliance with a larger one, including the ability to tap into a larger customer base. But the failure rate for these partnerships can be as high as 60%. Here are some strategies that will...

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