Business Acumen for Leaders

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Course Overview

Business Acumen Course

A business is more than a building and assets; it requires you to understand the intricate details of the way your organization runs effectively. It also requires you to have the financial and procedural intellect and leadership awareness to make sound decisions that affect several areas of your organization.

This course will earn you 7 PDUs | 7 CDUs

Business Acumen for Leaders Course Overview

Learning Objectives

Recognize the importance of the big picture in business planning
Leverage financial information to make sound business decisions
Identify the importance of other financial levers to your business
Understand the connection of how current markets affect our processes
Align organizational systems from the top, down and the bottom, up

COURSE AGENDA

Business Acumen Course Outline

In this course, you will learn to understand the mechanics of the organization – reading and interpreting financials, making sound business decisions, and setting a course – while also developing the skills to guide and direct your workforce in an ethical and professional manner.

Strategic Leadership

Organizational Leadership

Understanding business acumen
Improving long- and short-term interactions
Gaining political capital in your organization
Finding and recognizing growth opportunities
Making mindful decisions that impact business

Knowing the numbers that define success
Developing, defining, and reporting key performance indicators (KPIs)
Understanding sales, costs, and profit margin
Monitoring assets, liabilities, equity, and financial ratios
Reviewing income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements

Asking the right questions
Implementing the DECIDE model to work through difficult decisions
Understanding the value of markets
Leading with customer and market insights based on industry
Conducting a SWOT analysis to determine process improvement

Organizational management defined
Understanding the importance of interdepartmental systems
Applying systems thinking
Applying business ethics to every decision made
Understanding the impact of technology on ethics
Managing and aligning talent through all levels of the organization

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The facilitator is a true pro. His instruction was phenomenal. He knows the content, uses it in his own life, and is extremely positive and motivating.

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The facilitator is a true pro. His instruction was phenomenal. He knows the content, uses it in his own life, and is extremely positive and motivating.

5.0

This has been the best course yet! It has helped me with a personal discovery about how I do things and communicate with others, and how I can evolve.

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