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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Nearly every time we give a speech or conduct a workshop, someone asks, “Are leaders born or made?”

Power Mentoring: How to Get the Most Out of a Mentoring Relationship

The authors of the new book Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships discuss the latest innovation in mentoring: a broad network of various types of mentors, rather than the old one-on-one model....

One in Five Persons Has Trouble Making Ends Meet

Wallets continue to be tight even as the effects of the recession ease. Nearly eight in ten live from paycheck to paycheck.

Practicing Preventive Management

Preventive management is a way to minimize problems in process or operations; a method for continuous improvement.

Presentation Horror Stories

Cue the scary music. Just in time for Halloween, <i>Performance & Profits</i> offers a sample of tales about presentation nightmares that are guaranteed to give you goose bumps. Don't read this alone....

Preventing the Nightmare of Workplace Violence

Half of U.S. firms with 1,000 employees or more reported an incident of workplace violence within a 12-month period, according to a 2005 survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But about 70% of the establishments surveyed did not have a program or...

Presentation Tips: 8 Ways to Captivate and Engage Your Audience

Memorable speakers have one thing in common: they know how to create a connection with their listeners. Here are 8 proven presentation tips to engage and involve your audience:

Pricing Strategy: Pricking the Veil of Value Exchange

Learn why today pricing must be focused on value exchange

Productivity and Office Design: Beyond Feng Shui

Imagine the typical office: drab decor, boring color scheme, sterile lighting. It's not a pretty picture. Nor is it a productive one, at least according to a recent survey conducted by Gensler, an architecture and design firm. The study found that the...

Productivity: Cut the Slackers Some Slack, Organizations Share the Blame

Did you ever have one of those days where it doesn't seem like you've accomplished anything? You might shrug your shoulders and tell yourself that every one has an "off day" occasionally. If you're anything like the average U.S. worker, however, you...