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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Don't Take the Lead, Share the Lead

Cross-functional teams increasingly involve shared leadership in which members take over leadership depending on their knowledge and skills. Rather than one team leader, the team has many leaders, the person determined by the tasks required for...

Double Your Profits by Better Management

It sounds hard to believe, but you can double your profits by simplifying operations, streamlining workflow, and rethinking the work to avoid mistakes. This is a to-do list for every decision maker to pin on their wall as a reminder of the...

Doug Conant on Making Connections from Top to Bottom

Doug Conant has a certain methodology for collaborating and communicating with his employees. As the former CEO of Campbell Soup Company, Doug set the tone for how he wanted to build his relationships there. For Conant, it is imperative to build his relationships before he needs to, so as to be more

Downturn Survival Strategies

An economic downturn can actually have a silver lining for your business: the need to "kick it up a notch" can lead you on a journey of opportunity, innovation, and great success....

Dov Seidman on Behavioral Changes to Guarantee Success

Dov Seidman joins us on Edgewise to discuss his book How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything . He states that "we live in a world where what we do matters, but it doesn't matter as much as how we do what we do"; we are in a new era of behavior where our actions can affect so much more in ways t

Dr Albert Siu on Difficult Conversations as a Manager

One of the most difficult conversations at work is when you've got an employee who is under-performing. Albert Siu joins us with some tips on how to get through that conversation so everyone is happy, plus other advice for managers both new and experienced.

Dr Patti Fletcher on Women Disrupting the Workplace

Disrupters , the new book by Dr. Patti Fletcher is called the "anti-Lean In." Not because women should stay put, far from it. Dr. Fletcher is seeking a new way forward, one that doesn't rely on women simply emulating the way that men have traditionally behaved. She joins us to talk about how women a

Dr. Betsy Kruger on Finding and Targeting Your Star Customers

Dr. Betsy Kruger, author of the book Top Market Strategy: Applying the 80/20 Rule, explains how businesses can use this system to quadruple their profits. She also discusses a commonly overlooked but key factor in increasing profit: customer loyalty. Stressing the importance of gaining quality custo

Dr. Graham Jones on Mental Toughness

What does Lebron James have in common with Warren Buffet? Whether we’re getting ready for the big game or the big meeting, we all deal with high pressure situations; it’s natural to everyone on the job and a reality of the workforce. In his new book Thriving on Pressure: Mental Toughness for Real Le

Dr. Leah Weiss on Working with Compassion

Wish you could find more purpose and meaning in your work? Dr. Leah Weiss , author of How We Work , has techniques to shift your mindset away from work as a transaction of trading time for money and toward something more positive and motivating in the long run.