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Enhancing Business Acumen with the Five Disciplines of Influence Intelligence

Natural leaders, well-liked executives, and successful managers have one skill in common: they lead through influence. While they may not always have direct reports, they are able to drive consensus and get work done.

Why Does Business Acumen Matter?

The current business climate has executives seeking more employees with a broader range of business expertise. The constant wave of disruption from startups and advances in technology is wreaking havoc with just about every industry.

Path to Business Acumen Excellence

Successful business people are adept at strategic planning and execution, and therefore, it’s a given that this is a vital business acumen building block. With this, the process of planning and executing strategy appears fairly straight-forward: identify goals that position the company for future success and implement a plan to get there.