Business Acumen
Apply business and financial acumen skills to improve decision-making and deliver results.
Develops business and financial acumen to help leaders understand how decisions impact profitability, cash flow, and asset utilization.
Teaches why business acumen is important when reviewing key financial reports and metrics, such as the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement.
Identifies and considers critical financial questions that leaders make before making strategic decisions and investment choices.
Applies the output of investment analysis tools and measures to real-life scenarios, utilizing the business acumen skills developed throughout the simulation.
Conveys an understanding of how leadership and financial decisions impact shareholder value.
What Is Business Acumen and Why It's Important for Leaders
Creates an understanding of financial reporting and market dynamics, as well as an ability to apply that knowledge to a role and operating decisions that create financial impact.
Ecosystem Thinking
Today’s leaders need more than financial know-how—they need to see the bigger picture. Explore how a systems-based approach to business acumen helps leaders connect actions to outcomes across the organization.
What Is Cost of Capital and Why Is It Important?
Understanding the cost of capital is key to smart business decisions. Learn how it influences risk, investment choices, and long-term value creation—so leaders can lead with financial confidence.