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Elevating Business Acumen for Modern Leaders: The Ecosystem Approach Click to view Elevating Business Acumen for Modern Leaders: The Ecosystem Approach
There’s a common experience when leading or observing groups of learners from non-finance roles participating in a business acumen simulation. Typically, you’ll ask the group to rate their current comfort with financial know-how using questions such as:
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Business Acumen
Why Developing Business Acumen in Frontline and Young Leaders Is Crucial for Success Click to view Why Developing Business Acumen in Frontline and Young Leaders Is Crucial for Success
In an increasingly competitive business landscape, the ability to make high-quality decisions at speed is essential. This capability hinges on leaders’ business acumen, a skill set often associated with senior leaders. However, there's a growing recognition of the importance and...
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Leadership
What Does It Take to Be a General Manager? Click to view What Does It Take to Be a General Manager?
The role of General Manager (GM) is a demanding leadership position. It requires adopting new perspectives on business and orchestrating myriad activities. The General Manager needs to assume a balcony perspective and is responsible for managing a business system. A...
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7 Min Read
What Does It Take to Be a General Manager?What Does It Take to Be a General Manager?
The role of General Manager (GM) is a demanding leadership position. It requires adopting new perspectives on...
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Ned Wasniewski
Jun 25, 2024
14 Min Read
What Is Cost of Capital and Why Is It Important?What Is Cost of Capital and Why Is It Important?
The cost of capital is an indication of the cost a business incurs to finance itself, and it’s an important metric for...
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Ned Wasniewski
Oct 30, 2023
3 Min Read
Networking, Part II: More Tips for Creating ConnectionsNetworking, Part II: More Tips for Creating Connections
My Insight Experience colleague Rachel Halsall wrote a blog post in September of last year about networking. In ...
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Ned Wasniewski
Feb 21, 2023
2 Min Read
Equip Your Leaders with the Business Acumen Skills to Manage InflationEquip Your Leaders with the Business Acumen Skills to Manage Inflation
We’ve read about it. We’ve heard about it. And we feel it. Inflation is at a 40-year high in the United States. And...
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Ned Wasniewski
Jul 13, 2022
3 Min Read
5 Ways to Build Business Acumen5 Ways to Build Business Acumen
Insight Experience’s simulation-based learning experiences train corporate leaders in developing business acumen and...
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Ned Wasniewski
Jul 21, 2021
2 Min Read
Understanding a Company’s Real Financial ReportsUnderstanding a Company’s Real Financial Reports
Publicly traded companies are required by law to publish financial reports – the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and...
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Ned Wasniewski
May 4, 2021
3 Min Read
Leading in a Hybrid Work EnvironmentLeading in a Hybrid Work Environment
The transition to virtual work in 2020 was a grand and, for many companies, a successful working experiment. Now we are...
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Ned Wasniewski
Apr 6, 2021
2 Min Read
Leaders as TeachersLeaders as Teachers
Effective leaders hold many roles in the organizations they lead, but the role of teacher is an important and often...
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Ned Wasniewski
Mar 16, 2021
3 Min Read
What Is Strategy Execution and Why Is It Important for Leaders?What Is Strategy Execution and Why Is It Important for Leaders?
What is Strategy Execution? We’ve all heard the term strategy execution many times. It’s bandied about by management...
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Ned Wasniewski
Jan 26, 2021
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