Business Acumen

Module 1:

• Getting Started
• Workshop Objectives

Module 2:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Short and Long term Interactions
• Recognize Growth Opportunities
• Mindfulness of Decisions
• Everything is Related
• Case Study

Module 3:

• KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
• Decisiveness
• Flexible
• Strong Initiative
• Being Intuitive
• Case Study

Module 4:

• Risk Management Strategies
• Continuous Assessment
• Internal and External Factors
• Making Adjustments and Corrections
• Knowing When to Pull the Trigger or Plug
• Case Study

Module 5:

• Recognize Learning Events
• Develop a sense of Always Learning
• Evaluate Past Decisions
• Problems are Learning Opportunities
• Recognize your Blind Spots
• Case Study

Module 6:

• You Need to Know These Answers and More
• What Makes my Company Money?
• What were Sales Last Year?
• What is Our Profit Margin?
• What were Our Costs?
• Case Study

Module 7:

• Financial Literacy (1)
• Assets
• Financial Ratios
• Liabilities
• Equity
• Case Study

Module 8:

• Financial Literacy (2)
• Income Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Cash Flow Statement
• Read, Read and Read
• Case Study

Module 9:

• Business Acumen in Management
• Talent Management
• Change Management
• Asset Management
• Organizational Management
• Case Study

Module 10:

• Critical Thinking in Business
• Ask the Right Questions
• Organize Data
• Evaluate the Information
• Make the Decision
• Case Study

Module 11:

• Key Financial Levers
• Investing in People
• Effective Communication
• Process Improvement
• Goal Alignment
• Case Study

Module 12:

• Wrapping Up