Business acumen is the understanding of what drives a business’s performance. It combines knowledge of how a business makes money; how different parts of an organization work together to drive performance; and awareness of its markets, competitors, and customers. Business acumen...

Every time a program wraps, we look forward to the written comments. Some participants write a sentence. One recently (and cheerfully) apologized for the length of their answers ("See my book above"). We read every chapter.

Here are two recent favorites: 

"The fact we all...

We started a leadership development company 25 years ago with a core belief: Great leaders bring both business acumen and human empathy to their task.

Leaders need to make courageous, creative business decisions and nurture and empower their teams and organizations to bring...