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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Why Cross-Cultural Training Could Be a Waste of Money

I’m amazed how often we default to seminars, conferences, and training as if they’re the panacea to all things cross-cultural. Our sales people are struggling with how to negotiate effectively in China: "Let’s hire someone to train them about China."

Why Do Meetings Start Late, Drag on Forever, and Fail to Accomplish Anything?

Learn the value of setting meeting guidelines

Why Do We Do What We’re Told Not to Do?

As a researcher at NIH, I learned something about the brain that could save you and your team hours of devastating errors and accidents and frustrating re-dos.

Why Effective Networking Is Now More Critical than Ever

Whether you are seeking a new job, looking to create job security in your company, or interested in building new client relationships for your business, networking is now more important then ever. While I am a true believer in continually nurturing and building our relationships—not just when we’re

Why Engagement Matters—More than Ever

Moving employees from giving merely what's expected to performing above and beyond.

Why Getting the Best from Your Employees Starts with Frontline Leadership

To fully utilize your team’s potential, the people in charge have to be great leaders. See how great frontline leadership can empower your team to success.

Why Good Bosses Go Bad (and Other Issues that Keep Leaders Up at Night)

An interview with Nicole Lipkin, the author of the book What Keeps Leaders Up at Night. Lipkin discusses when good bosses go bad and how to avoid it.

Why I Love My Job-The Series Continues

When Kim Fields responded to our query in "Moving Ahead" for people who love their jobs she e-mailed, 'I LOVE MY JOB!!' in capital letters, followed by two exclamation points!! Who could resist that kind of enthusiasm? I knew immediately that I...

Why I Love My Job-A Success Story from the Pacific Northwest

Hillary Miller has a dream job. She tells us, "I get to do the things I love to do anyway, whether I get paid or not. I get paid for my inherent curiosity." Read our latest inspiring "Why I Love My Job" interview to find out why Hillary, SVP of...

Why Innovators Should Embrace Conflict

Creativity doesn't flow from the absence of conflict, but from the right kind of conflict.