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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Paul Smith on Selling with a Story

Paul Smith , author of Lead with a Story and Parenting with a Story , has come out with a third installment of the series: Sell with a Story . He joins us to talk about how to set aside a portion of your sales pitch to tell stories to make your selling even more effective.

Paul Zak on the Science of Trust

High trust organizations are happier; happier profits and happier employees. Paul Zak was part of the team of scientists who first made the connection between oxytocin and trust and is the author of The Trust Factor , published by AMACOM. He joins us to talk about the business case for building trus

Paul Teutul, Sr. on Doing Business the Orange County Choppers Way

If you think cruising down the highway on a custom chopper is the ultimate thrill ride, try running your own business. The same outlaw spirit that drives some people to strap on a helmet and hit the road drives other people to risk it all and build a business from the ground up. Bikers and entrepren

Paula Berman on Successful Business Process Management

Paula Berman, author of Successful Business Process Management: What You Need to Know to Get Results , has worked with quality systems and companies of all sizes and industry ranges. Berman explains the difference between a process and a procedure, the key components needed in a procedure, and why i

Peter Firestein on Building Success Through Reputation

Public opinion in the wake of the financial meltdown has revealed the public’s abiding mistrust of corporations and the executives who run them. Scrutiny from the Internet and 24-hour cable TV offers companies no place to hide; so they must proactively seek the confidence of their shareholders and t

Peter Gloor on How to be a Cool Farmer

We all want to be cool, even if everyone has a different definition of what that is. Great leaders step back and listen to their employees and their customers to find out what is cool for them. In his newest book, Coolfarming , Peter Gloor talks about how to succeed by truly listening to the communi

Peter R. Worrell on the Golden Age of Mergers and Acquisitions

Peter R. Worrell , author of Enterprise Value: How the Best Owners-Managers Build Their Fortune , Capture Their Company’s Gains, and Create Their Legacy, discusses the importance for entrepreneurial owner-managers to prepare for the eventual acquisition of his or her company. Worrell is the managing

Peter Senge on the Necessary Revolution in Business

Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to power another. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cost-effective than wasteful ones. A world in which corporations forming partnerships with environmental and social justice organiz

Phil Rosenzweig on the Halo Effect and How to Fight It

Phil Rosenzweig's new book The Halo Effect... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers offers a sharp critique of current management thinking, exposing many of the errors and mistaken ideas that pervade the business world, and suggests a more accurate way to think about company p

Piyanka Jain on How to Make the Right Decisions

It can be nerve-wracking to make decisions. How will you know if it's the right decision? Sometimes you can't know until it's already too late. Piyanka Jain , in her new book Behind Every Good Decision , co-written by Puneet Sharma and published by AMACOM, offers a framework to sort through all the