Do you ever bend the truth even just a little to try to protect people's feelings or to achieve a desired effect? Inside and outside business this happens all the time. What if honesty was more desirable and effective?

What do you think it takes for you to be a leader? What if it can be sometimes as simple as saying something or doing something that influences others positively? In this Ted.com talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.

Is it important to you as a leader than those you lead like you? Is it possible that you are ever too nice — to the detriment of your company or employees? This article by Denis Wilson offers valuable insights.

Author and consultant Scott Edinger shares his theory of which leadership skill is the most valuable for leaders to hone, and why.

Do leadership styles vary between men and women — and if so, how? A survey of 7,280 leaders "confirms some seemingly eternal truths about men and women leaders in the workplace, but also holds some surprises."

This webcast will outline the ways in which you can successfully implement analytics within both your organization and with external stakeholders. It will help you properly assess your organizational readiness for analytical decision-making, and provide you with the tools and strategy for implementation, so you can use the data you collect most effectively.

This webcast will introduce you to business analytics and show you how it can make your organization more successful. It will outline the fundamentals of analytics and the tools you need for implementation, so you can better leverage the data you gather in the many functional processes you face each day.

This webcast addresses one of the fundamental challenges facing all businesses: How can we transform our decisions into successful long-term planning when we do not know what is going to happen down the road? In this session, Mark Hollingworth will provide key insights, techniques, and models that will help you better prepare for the future.

What is the real value of teambuilding and how can leaders build sustainable teamwork without clichés and unproductive exercises? This webcast clarifies what teambuilding is and why it matters to your organization. It will also outline some new techniques and strategies that you can immediately apply in your own workplace to improve teamwork and communication.

This session explores the many different conversation and decision-making processes, and suggests ways that each organization — and each individual — can improve their competency in this area. By better understanding these processes, you will be able to make more effective strategic decisions that can lead to greater long-term success.