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

The Lightning Bug vs. the Lightning

Test yourself with a short quiz from AMA’s new Business Grammar Workshop.

How to Become a Good Strategist and Leader

Leaders are good strategists and planners. Again, what I’ve found in working with successful men and women in business is that they’re very, very good planners. They have taken the time to learn or been taught how to do strategic thinking.

The Leadership Competencies that Matter Most in Today's Trying Economic Times

The results of an American Management Association/i4cp study on leadership competencies.

The Innovation Coach

A challenge for leaders is to communicate the importance of innovation and renewal and to create a culture that encourages those within the organization to learn and to change. The means to learn this skill may rest with study of species of birds.

The Long Era of Lackluster Leadership

Mark Vickers of i4cp has a question for today’s organizations: Given all the resources poured into leadership development, why aren’t they doing a better job at it? In a recent i4p study, three quarters of respondents said that developing leaders is highly important, but less than a quarter of respo

The Lost Art of Asking for Help

Have you ever wondered about the origin of the word "mayday," the international distress call used by ships and aircraft? In the preface to her new book Mayday!

The Lost Art of Shutting Up

Looking to learn a valuable new business skill? Consultant and author Mike Staver suggests this one: learning when to shut up....

The Look of Customer-Focused Measurement

Learn how to measure customer service delivery

The Make or Buy Decision

Should your organization grow its leadership from within, or acquire it from without? Each tactic has its advantages and disadvantages, according to Robert Barner, author of Bench Strength. Here, Barner explains the factors organizations should...

The Marriage of IoT and AI

The widespread collection of data is no longer an insurmountable problem. With everything from smart refrigerators to smart toothbrushes and thermostats, there has never been more information available. Instead, the problem we face at this point is creating a cohesive picture when there is data comi