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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Jim McCann on Conversational Leadership

James F. "Jim" McCann is an American entrepreneur who founded 1-800-Flowers, which was one of the first companies to pioneer and popularize the use of both toll-free telephone numbers and websites to sell goods and services directly to consumers.

Jim Leighton on Getting FIT

Are you a TGIF kind of worker or for you is it TGIM, Thank God It’s Monday? It might have to do with how much passion you have for your work. If your values and principles don’t align with your company’s, you might not be as successful in the workplace as you might think, your lack of enthusiasm eve

Jim Collins and Mort Hansen on Flourishing in Uncertainty

Jim Collins and Mort Hansen , coauthors of the book Great By Choice , discuss their research on fundamental business concepts and why some companies excel in chaos, turbulence, and uncertainty while others do not. Collins describes it as the most fascinating analysis that he’s ever been associated w

Jim Kirkpatrick on Revamping Training to Increase its Business Impact

Training can’t be a rote process; for the most effective results, job training needs to be customized to each specific audience. Sometimes it even needs to start backwards, focusing on the result first and then moving back to the process. That way training becomes streamlined, more effective, and co

Jennifer Kahnweiler on Quiet Influence

Introverts can have trouble getting recognition for their accomplishments. They do great work but they do their best work quietly and alone. Skills like writing and research are crucial but not always attention grabbing. Jennifer Kahnweiler , author of the new book Quiet Influence: The Introvert's G

Jody Heymann on Keeping Every Employee Motivated and Profitable

Jody Heymann wants companies to invest in workers at the bottom of the ladder. These employees, the ones running the factory assembly lines or the retail cash registers, are the ones closest to the products and the customers and the employees who really know what is going on with the company. Smart

Joe Pine on the Evolution of the Economic Model

Joe Pine , coauthor of The Experience Economy and the brand new book Infinite Possibility, joins us on Edgewise to explain the balance between commoditization and customization in progression of economic value. Amazon and Wal-Mart are just two companies that have used transformation as a tool to suc

John Baldoni on Developing a More Effective Leader

John Baldoni joins us on Edgewise to discuss his latest book titled “The Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensible Tools, Tips, Techniques For Any Situation.” The book teaches you how to become a more effective leader by focusing on developing yourself, colleagues, and the organization. He explains t

Joel Peterson on The 10 Laws of Trust

Culture drives performance. In a high-trust culture people are going to be more productive and innovative than a culture where they're constantly on high alert. Joel Peterson , co-author of The 10 Laws of Trust , published by AMACOM, is here to talk about how to cultivate a high-trust environment on

John Baldoni on How to Lead Your Boss

In Lead Your Boss, recognized leadership guru John Baldoni gives managers new as well as tried and true methods for influencing both their bosses and their peers, and giving senior leaders reasons to follow their lead.