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

Hang on to Your New Hires

How to retain new and existing employees.

Happy for Good Reasons

Learn how to make your staff happy and, thereby, productive.

Harnessing the Power of Collaboration

Why collaboration is critical to an organization's survival.

Checking for Diversity Blindspots

How to ensure that others perceive you accurately.

Have You Heard About “Mesh” Businesses?

Learn about how companies are using the data collection skills from the Internet to create a new form of business.

Harnessing Your Company's “Rudolphs” to Drive Innovation

How to identify and nurture your company's top innovators ("Rudolphs").

Have More Fun at Work

Cindy Lauper famously sang that "Girls Just Want to Have Fun," but it turns out that employees need some fun, too. Business professor/author Leslie Yerkes explains how a pleasurable work environment can boost both worker morale and the bottom line....

Having a Hard Time Managing Change? You're Not Alone

The ever-accelerating pace of change is one of the greatest challenges facing business today, but according to a new study by the Institute for Corporate Productivity, many companies aren't ready for it....

Hang Out the Lifelines

Here are ways to open up communication with staff and peers.

Having Trouble Dealing with Change? Get a Life!

Here's some shocking but encouraging news: the people who are most adept at dealing with organizational change are those who not only have a career-they actually have a life....