Improving 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.
Financial Literacy Infographic
An infographic that is quick and easy to understand, all about the basics of the three major financial statements — cash flow statement, income statement, and balance sheet — that are relevant to day-to-day business.
6 Business Acumen Concepts Managers Should Know
Operating managers have a direct impact on both cash flow and profitability. They make day-to-day decisions that can greatly impact both things. Yet, despite expertise in their respective fields, many managers don’t understand the difference between profitability and cash flow or how their decisions impact either one.