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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Body Language Tips for Women Who Mean Business

Women in business can find it difficult to be taken seriously. Use these powerful body language tips to ensure that everyone knows you mean business.

Bob Kulhan on Honing Your Improv Skills

We often think about improvisation in the context of comedy and it has nothing to do with the average workplace. But you've actually used improv tools more than you probably think. Bob Kulhan , improv pro in and out of the office, is here to talk about how to add these crucial skills to your toolkit

Bonnie Hagemann on Leading with Vision

Being an inspiring leader seems like an innate quality that some people are just born with. However, it can be taught. Bonnie Hagemann , co-author of Leading with Vision , joins us with some tips on how to get buy-in from your team and become a visionary leader.

Book Smarts-Using an Often Overlooked Marketing Tool

What's the value of a good read? In marketing terms, it could be priceless. Writing a book provides an executive with a credibility that far exceeds the staying power of other marketing vehicles. And the media love to interview authors....

Boost Your Bottom Line-through Better People Management

Most tough boss problems center on communication. If you take the time to ask yourself nine basic questions about how you and your boss communicate, your boss will learn to value and trust you more. And most important-you'll learn how to ask for and get what you need to become happier and more produ

Boosting Worker Engagement in Tough Times

Engagement is always critical but never more so than during tough economic times. When resources become leaner and employees are asked to do more with less, stress levels can climb and engagement levels can drop. Developing effective strategies for...

Bottleneck in Your Department? 3 Ways to Get More Out of Your Network

If work gets stuck in your department, you need to consider how to leverage your network to get more done.

Bouncing Back from Rejection

Feeling the sting of rejection? Just think of Abraham Lincoln: on his way to becoming one of our greatest presidents, he was defeated for the Illinois General Assembly, U.S. Congress and U.S. Senate, and his party's vice presidential nomination....

Brad Karsh and Courtney Templin on What Millennials Want (and You Do Too)

Millennials, people who where born from 1981 to 2000, are starting to fill more and more management positions but older generations still find them hard to understand and even harder to work with. Most millennials have a very different approach to management: They are used to leaderless groups where

Bill George on Leadership Values

Bill George is Professor of Management Practice, Henry B. Arthur Fellow of Ethics, at Harvard Business School, where he is teaching leadership and leadership development. He is the author of new best-selling leadership book, "True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership." His previous book, Authen