Our July podcast episode is about protecting your energy from difficult people. There’s another energy drain that’s quieter, more constant, and equally worth protecting against. The fight with the tool you use every day.
29% of L&D decisionmakers identified Excel as the most in demand skill for employees in 2025~27. Excel proficiency is required for 83% of clerical and administrative roles, and it shows up in almost every job description in finance, HR, project management, and operations. And yet most professionals who use Excel daily are still working with a fraction of what it can actually do.
The hour spent fighting a formula is an hour of energy you don’t have for the work that matters. The report that’s “almost done” but stuck on a pivot table eats the afternoon you needed for something else. Bad Excel skills are a quiet, daily tax on your patience.
The Microsoft Excel Power Bundle from CFTEA is the practical answer. Real skills you can use Monday morning, plus credits that count toward SHRM, ATD, IACET, PMI, and PDU certifications. Cost~saving versus assembling the same training separately.
Practical learning. Recognized credits. Affordable.
If continuing education is on your list this year, this is one of the most directly applicable options on it.