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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Ernest Gundling on the Global Workplace

More and more we're working regularly with people in different countries with different cultures. Being able to adapt our way of working is a new competitive advantage. Ernest Gundling is here with some tips for how to adapt our way of working with those of our colleagues around the world.

Esther Choy on Letting the Story Do the Work

Stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end, that's it. However, there is some nuance that can make a blah story into a memorable one. Esther Choy , author of Let the Story Do the Work , published by AMACOM, joins us with some ways to punch up your storytelling skills that will have people eager

Erich Joachimsthaler on Opportunities Hidden in Plain Sight

In his book Hidden in Plain Sight , Erich Joachimsthaler explains how you can spot opportunities that too often are overlooked. The book introduces the demand-first innovation and growth (DIG) model that shows how to become an unbiased observer of people's consumption and usage behaviors. Refining t

Forrest Breyfogle on Taking Six Sigma to the Next Level

Problem-solving or assessment methodologies such as Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, or ISO may not provide a business framework so that organizations can move toward achieving the three Rs of business: everybody doing the Right Things the Right Way at the Right Time. In The Integrated Enterprise Excellen

Frank Pietrucha on How to Be a Supercommunicator

Technology is changing our vocabulary, creating new acronyms, buzzwords, and concepts every day. It can be hard to keep up. Frank Pietrucha, author of Supercommunicator , published by AMACOM, has plenty of tips on how to explain our technical knowledge to nontechnical listeners.

Fred Kofman on The Meaning Revolution

Can everyone run a marathon? Yes and no. A lot of people can but not tomorrow, not without training. The ones that want to will put in the work. To Fred Kofman , the same metric applies to leadership. It takes effort but the ones who put in the time will be able to learn how. He joins us to talk abo

G. Michael Campbell on Ensuring Project Success

G. Michael Campbell has found that there is one fairly reliable predictor of project success: communication. If you have good, open communication with the stakeholders involved in your project you are more likely to see the project through to completion. And vice versa. He joins us today to talk abo

Geoff Colvin on Why Talent is Overrated

Why are some people – Tiger Woods, Warren Buffett, Yo-Yo Ma – so incredibly accomplished at what they do, while millions of others in those same fields never become very good? Why are some people so extraordinarily creative and innovative? Why can some continue to perform great at ages when conventi

Geoff Vuleta on Creating Innovation for the Future

Geoff Vuleta , CEO of Fahrenheit 212, an “innovating consultancy firm,” joins us on Edgewise to share some of his companies' methods of creativity and innovation. He describes two types of innovation: renovation innovation, which is the bulk of all innovation efforts, and transformational innovation

Geoffrey Colon on Disruptive Marketing

Today on Edgewise Geoffrey Colon , author of the new AMACOM book Disruptive Marketing, joins us for a freewheeling conversation about music, technology, ethics, and taking the fear out of failure.