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

What Is an Effective Leader?

We study the authors' Leadership Code and five qualities critical to effective leaders.

What It Takes to Put Clients First

An 11-step strategy to put clients first in any organization.

What Kind of Smarts Do You Have?

Is the ability to lead something you're born with, or something you acquire? A little of both, say the authors of <i>Smarts: Are We Hardwired for Success?</i> Each of us is born with 12 basic skills, which are fully developed-and unchangeable-by...

What Leaders Can Learn from the Pittsburgh Pirates

The quickest way to turn a 51-year-old man into a 10-year-old boy is to bring up baseball. And that’s exactly what happened when I received a call from Kyle Stark, the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. At the request of Clint Hurdle, the Pirates’ manager, I was invited to spend tw

What Every Manager Should Know About Managing Gen Y

10 tips for successfully managing Generation Y employees (those born between 1980 and 1995).

What the Research Tells Us About Role Power

Here's advice on how to increase your influence and power.

What to Do When an Employee Is Listed as a Sex Offender on a Megan's Law Registry

It's almost unthinkable-you find out that someone on your staff is a convicted sex offender. Your instincts might tell you to react in one way, but you also have an obligation to act in a manner that is both legal and in accordance with your...

What Really Works When It Comes to Coaching

Don't be afraid of the coach. At one point, having a coach carried a stigma because it was often directed at problem employees. Now it's more likely to be a sign that you're on the fast track and that your organization is serious about raising...

What Would You Do? Ethics and Today's Administrative Professional

A case exercise on hypothetical ethics situations for administrative professionals.

What Makes an Exceptional Leader?

Leadership lessons based on Sir Ernest Shackleton's famous 1914 Antarctic expedition.