Course Overview
Our 2-day, instructor-led, Business Acumen Training course will help participants improve their judgement and decision skills. This training will address:
- Financial literacy
- Business sense
- Managing risk
- Increasing critical thinking
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Schedule
Business Acumen Training
date
location
2/16/21 - 2/17/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open2/23/21 - 3/24/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open2/23/21 - 2/24/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open3/30/21 - 3/31/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open4/06/21 - 4/07/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open4/06/21 - 4/07/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open5/11/21 - 5/12/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open5/18/21 - 5/19/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open5/18/21 - 5/19/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open6/22/21 - 6/23/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open6/29/21 - 6/30/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open6/29/21 - 6/30/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open8/03/21 - 8/04/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open8/10/21 - 8/11/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open8/10/21 - 8/11/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open9/14/21 - 9/15/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open9/21/21 - 9/22/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open9/21/21 - 9/22/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open10/26/21 - 10/27/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open11/02/21 - 11/03/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open11/02/21 - 11/03/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
Open12/07/21 - 12/08/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Tysons Corner, VA
Open12/14/21 - 12/15/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Online
Open12/14/21 - 12/15/21 (2 days)
8:30AM - 4:30PM EST
Columbia, MD
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Course Outline
Seeing the Big Picture
- Short and long term interactions
recognize growth opportunities - Mindfulness of decisions
- Everything is related
- Case study and review questions
KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators)
- Decisiveness
- Flexible
- Strong initiative
- Being intuitive
- Case study and review questions
Risk Management Strategies
- Continuous assessment
- Internal and external factors
- Making adjustments and corrections
- Knowing when to pull the trigger or plug
- Case study and review questions
Recognizing Learning Events
- Develop a sense of always learning
- Evaluate past decisions
- Problems are learning opportunities
- Recognize your blind spots
- Case study and review questions
You Need to Know These Answers and More
- What makes my company money?
- What were sales last year?
- What is our profit margin?
- What were our costs?
- Case study and review questions
Financial Literacy (I)
- Assets
- Financial ratios
- Liabilities
- Equity
- Case study and review questions
Financial Literacy (II)
- Income statement
- Balance sheet
- Cash flow statement
- Read, read, read
- Case study and review questions
Business Acumen in Management
- Talent management
- Change management
- Asset management
- Organizational management
- Case study and review questions
Critical Thinking in Business
- Ask the right questions
- Organize data
- Evaluate the information
- Make the decision
- Case study and review questions
Key Financial Levers
- Investing in people
- Effective communication
- Process improvement
- Goal alignment
- Case study and review questions
Building A Corporate Brand
- Your brand
- Bran names and slogans
- Developing a slogan
- Creating a visual identity
- Types of visual identities
- Energizer: the final piece
Marketing Your Product
- Introduction to marketing
- Consumer and market analysis
- Analyzing the competition and yourself
- Analyzing the distribution channels
- Creating a marketing plan
- Product
- Price
- Making connections
- The final stages: implement, evaluate, review and revise
- Leveraging social media
Selling Your Product
- Building your sales force
- The sales cycle
Business Acumen Training FAQs
This class is ideal for Managers, Supervisors and Team members in any industry.
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