Business Acumen Insights

Assess capabilities before selecting training by defining what people need to do, gathering evidence of their current knowledge and application, and identifying the gaps that matter most to the business. Use the findings to choose development priorities, not simply to produce scores.

Develop strategic thinking in managers by helping them ask better questions, recognize patterns, move between detail and context, learn from experience, and consider consequences across time. Then give them opportunities to practice those habits on decisions that matter to the business.

Choose business acumen training by starting with the decisions managers need to make more effectively. Then examine whether the program develops the business understanding, analytical discipline, and practical application those decisions require.

Steven Haines is the Founder and CEO of the Business Acumen Institute (BAI) and Sequent Learning Networks. Author of 11 […]