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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Bill Jensen on How to Hack Your Workplace

Companies are not designed to help us get our work done. Often there’s an easier way of doing our work but approval processes are slow and ideas stagnate. It’s only a select group of people, “hackers” as Bill Jensen calls them, who rise up and force change with their own ideas and without permission

Blinded by the Halo Effect

For a brief time in March 2000, Cisco Systems was the largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of $555 billion. Business experts said it possessed visionary leadership, an extraordinary culture, and unparalleled customer focus. Less...

Blinders and Hidden Biases: Recognizing Our Response to Feedback

Human beings instinctively get defensive when they are criticized no matter how "right" this criticism is.

Blockchain and the Internet of Things in the Supply Chain—Applications for the Transportation, Logis

The U.S. supply chain plays an important role in supporting many facets of the global economy. While there is no one unequivocal definition for the supply chain, it can include logistics, transportation, customer service, inventory management and the flow of information and order processing, as well

Blogging Your Way to Business Success

Blogs, or Weblogs, aren't just for "geeks" anymore. Businesses large and small are using them to create a powerful brand identity and to connect with customers. Over 70,000 new blogs are created each day. Isn't it time you got started?...

Blythe McGarvie on Making Courageous Decisions in a Changing World

If the 20th century was the American century, the 21st century may well be the global century. Globalization spreads wealth across the world, opens new consumer markets, and reorients the dynamics of the American market. In a new book, Shaking The Globe: Courageous Decision Making In A Changing Worl

Bob Nease on The Power of 50 Bits

Our brains are wired to be reactionary and instinctual. While this has mostly been helpful it does make it hard to change some ingrained behaviors we'd like to correct. Bob Nease , author of the new book The Power of 50 Bits , talks about how to course-correct to more healthy habits.

Bob Nelson on Sparking Motivation and Initiative in Your Team and Yourself

Bob Nelson is an international recognized expert on finding these kinds of simple yet powerful ways to motivate people at work. Nelson is founder and president of Nelson Motivation, Inc., a management training and consulting firm based in San Diego, California. He is author of the best-selling books

Bob Wall on Coaching for Emotional Intelligence

When managers coach their team members on their performance, "emotional intelligence" may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But some believe that performance development depends on the employee's emotional intelligence, and the ability of the manager to encourage and increase it. In his boo

Body Language Secrets of Successful Negotiation

When negotiating, pay attention to your body language.