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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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.

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

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

Mark Smith on Your Leadership Status

Mark Smith has worked in nearly 40 countries with hundreds of senior leaders of corporations, government organizations, non-profit foundations, and industry associations. His client list includes many of the most prominent multi-national companies and their most influential leaders. His business exp

Mark Stevens on Declaring War on Yourself

When profits fall, dysfunction rises and morale flounders. According to Mark Stevens , author of Your Company Sucks: It’s Time to Declare War on Yourself , the first step of recovery is introspection. Stevens asserts that great leaders pinpoint and take responsibility for their personal shortcomings

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 Van Rijmenam on the Benefits of Big Data

Mark Van Rijmenam , author of the new book Think Bigger , is a strategist who advises organizations on how to effectively manage their big data. He describes what big data is, why organizations should use it, and how they can benefit from it. Rijmenam suggests companies should deal with it now befor

Marshall Goldsmith on Influence in All Directions

One of our most popular podcast and webcast guests is executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith , author of the New York Times Bestseller What Got You Here Won’t Get You There as well as the new book Succession . In this podcast, Goldsmith coaches on how to exert your influence in today’s tough times.

Marshall Goldsmith on How to Take Success to the Next Level

The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They're intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic, but only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle. In his book What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Suc