Business Acumen
In-Person/Online
3 Days
English/Arabic
Learning Objectives
Use the 5 Business Drivers to understand how your company makes money. Develop a working knowledge of financial statements and strategy. Align individual and team decisions with executive initiatives. Improve engagement by helping employees recognize the importance of their role. Identify 2-3 business priorities and develop a personal action plan to drive results. Define and explain business acumen. Describe different types of growth horizons. Explain the leadership and management perspective on ‘change’.
In Person /Online3 Days
English/Arabic
Learning Objectives
Use the 5 Business Drivers to understand how your company makes money. Develop a working knowledge of financial statements and strategy. Align individual and team decisions with executive initiatives. Improve engagement by helping employees recognize the importance of their role. Identify 2-3 business priorities and develop a personal action plan to drive results. Define and explain business acumen. Describe different types of growth horizons. Explain the leadership and management perspective on ‘change’.
Modules
Module 1: Your Business Model
- Define your products & Services
- Build your offerings
- Price strategy
- Growth strategy
Module 2: Financial Acumen
- Includes a comprehensive understanding of what drives profitability and cash flow
- Understand profit & loss
- Know your performance levers
- Assess trends
Module 3: Market Orientation
- Identifying and analyzing customers from the financial point of view
- Market analysis and Forecast
- Identifying competitors and your competitive devices
Module 4: Strategic or “Helicopter” Perspective
- Assess the competitive environment
- Define how you’ll compete and win
- Evaluate your initiative pipeline
- Set prioritizes
Module 5: Know Your Operations
Module 6: Understanding, Planning and Managing Change
Module 7: Change and Change Management
Module 8: Defining Organizational Change
- Nature of organizational change
- Reasons and challenges
Module 9: Typology of Organizational Change
- Adaptive
- Innovative
- Radical
Module 10: Diagnosing the Intensity of Change
- Change equation
- Importance of frameworks
- Connectivity of change
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