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

Foster Belonging by Bridging the Gap Between Intention and Action

Although some companies have gotten better at creating increasingly diverse teams, that’s just a first step.

Four Challenges with Succession Planning

FEW organizations today have effective succession plans. And there are several reasons why. These reasons amount to challenges that must be overcome if succession plans are to succeed.

Fostering Intrapreneurship: Think Like a VC, Act Like an Entrepreneu

After careers as both an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist, Jeffrey J. Bussgang concludes that the best managers ask: How do I get my employees to think like VCs (with a bias for analysis) but act like entrepreneurs (with a bias for action)?

Foolproof Feedback

These seven expert tips will help you make sure that your feedback conversations leave people feeling fired up, rather than beaten up....

Four Generations, One Strategy

Vince Crew is tired of all the chatter about how to work effectively with each of the four generations currently sharing the workplace. He suggests it’s time we focused less on the differences between us and more on the enduring, common values that drive workers of all ages.

Four Project Lessons from the Public Sector

Are your projects meeting your goals and expectations? Todd Williams offers five project lessons that can help you boost your project's performance.

Leadership Values: Impatience is a Virtue

A new study from the Institute for Corporate Productivity finds that when it comes to strategic value and effectiveness of HR, size definitely matters. Small, medium, large, and even global organizations all require different HR structures.

Four Questions Leaders Must Ask Themselves

Senior executives must regularly appraise what's working and what's not to ensure success.

Four Reasons Why You Should Take a Summer Vacation

The growing trend of forgoing vacation time may appear honorable, but it may do more harm than good.