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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Many Europeans Believe Life Has Become Worse Since Joining the EU

According to a recent Financial Times/Harris Poll, of the five largest EU nations, only Spain is positive about having joined the EU. In Great Britain, over half think life would be better if their country left the EU altogether....

Many U.S. Middle Market Firms Choose to Retain Domestic Focus

Report shows middle market firms plan to maintain domestic focus.

Marc Cugnon and Alaina Love on Finding Your Passion at Work

Smart managers know how to engage their employees. The best way to do that is to engage their passions and access what they care about so employees will care about their work and learn to enjoy it. Marc Cugnon and Alaina Love have devised a system to determine what drives employees’ passions

Marcus Buckingham on Harnessing Your Key Strengths

Marcus Buckingham , author of the new book, Stand Out: The Groundbreaking New Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution , believes managers need a cheat sheet to help them identify their key strengths. Using this innovative self-assessment, find out whether your most defining

Marilyn Carlson Nelson on How We Lead Matters

As a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, Marilyn has always put people first. This multi-faceted woman also happens to be one of the most successful CEOs in the world. In this conversation, she shares her thoughts on the role of women in leadership and the importance of believing in yourself.

Mark Goulston on Just Listen

Mark Goulston, author of the new book Just Listen, published by AMACOM, joins us on Edgewise with some scripts and keywords to use to smooth out even the toughest conversations.

Mark Johnson on Finding Consumer Needs

In his new book, Mark Johnson developed the idea of White Space, a need in the market that your company can meet. Whether it’s improving on what you already work on or finding something new to perfect, every company has some White Space just waiting to be filled.

Mark Murphy on How to Get to Where You Want to Be

To Mark Murphy , the key to success is visualization, for personal goals as well as business goals. If you’re training for a marathon, it’s helpful to imagine crossing the finish line. The same is true for business. If the company has goals, it’s up to the managers to paint a picture of success that

Mark Murphy on Making Feedback Bearable

Handling feedback, both giving and receiving, is one of the most difficult parts of office life. Mark Murphy , author of Truth at Work , has looked into the science of why we hate hearing feedback and has some ways we can deliver even the toughest messages in a way that will get through.

Mark Royal and Tom Agnew on Maximizing Employee Engagement

Organizations are always looking to get the best out of employees but the traditional means of doing so may be all wrong. Mark Royal and Tom Agnew , authors of the book, Enemy of Engagement , think that strong and forward-looking managers enable their employees to channel their extra or discretionar