Business Acumen eLearning Course

Many people believe you are born with business acumen, which is loosely defined as the ability to assess an external market and make effective decisions. Knowing what is necessary to navigate and create a successful business seems innate for certain people. For example, Steve Jobs showed great business acumen. Fortunately, it is possible for the rest of us to improve business acumen. The right training combined with experience will improve your business savvy.

The Course has 12 Modules with reviews. Each Module should take at least 30 to 60 minutes to work through for maximum benefit, and the reviews should be successfully completed to benefit from the course.

This Course includes a Certificate.

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Business Acumen eLearning Course Modules
Module One: Getting Started   
Workshop Objectives    
Pre-Assignment    
Module Two: Seeing the Big Picture    
Short and Long Term Interactions    
Recognize Growth Opportunities    
Mindfulness of Decisions    
Everything is Related    
Case Study    
Module Two: Review Questions    
Module Three: KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)    
Decisiveness    
Flexible    
Strong Initiative    
Being Intuitive    
Case Study    
Module Three: Review Questions    
Module Four: Risk Management Strategies    
Continuous Assessment    
Internal and External Factors    
Making Adjustments and Corrections    
Knowing When to Pull the Trigger or Plug    
Case Study    
Module Four: Review Questions    
Module Five: Recognising Learning Events   
Develop a Sense of Always Learning    
Evaluate Past Decisions    
Problems Are Learning Opportunities    
Recognize Your Blind Spots    
Case Study    
Module Five: Review Questions    
Module Six: 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    
Module Six: Review Questions    
Module Seven: Financial Literacy (I)    
Assets    
Financial Ratios    
Liabilities    
Equity    
Case Study    
Module Seven: Review Questions    
Module Eight: Financial Literacy (II)    
Income Statement    
Balance Sheet    
Cash Flow Statement    
Read, Read, and Read    
Case Study    
Module Eight: Review Questions    
Module Nine: Business Acumen in Management    
Talent Management    
Change Management    
Asset Management    
Organizational Management    
Case Study    
Module Nine: Review Questions    
Module Ten: Critical Thinking in Business    
Ask the Right Questions    
Organise Data    
Evaluate the Information    
Make the Decision    
Case Study    
Module Ten: Review Questions    
Module Eleven: Key Financial Levers    
Investing in People    
Effective Communication    
Process Improvement    
Goal Alignment    
Case Study    
Module Eleven: Review Questions    
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up    
Words from the Wise    
Lessons Learned