What happens after the workshop? The ROI Challenge™ helps learners apply business acumen in their real-world roles—and track measurable results.
Executives often get the shortest training—but they still need real business insight. Here’s how right-sized learning makes the most of limited time.
Work used to move in straight lines. It doesn’t anymore. Survey to Mastery helps L&D teams adapt to faster roles and real-world learning needs.
Business acumen isn’t just for the C-suite. Discover how sales, operations, marketing, and frontline teams drive financial outcomes every day.
Explore how tariffs affect your pricing, margin, and customer relationships with this interactive Tariff Response Simulator. Test trade-offs and see how different management and customer types react to your decisions.
If tariffs are delaying projects, raising costs, or complicating pricing, your business acumen training should reflect it. Here’s how to bring it into the room.
Tariffs don’t just raise costs—they reshape long-term strategy. Explore how they affect CapEx, pricing, and alignment across teams, with or without a simulation.
Tariffs create more than cost increases—they tie up cash, delay payments, and increase financial risk. Learn how to surface these pressures in the classroom or simulation.
When tariffs hit raw materials, pricing, sourcing, and supplier strategies shift fast. Explore how Income|Outcome workshops help teams make smarter decisions under real-world trade pressure.
IO | Finance & Leadership tasks star performers with looking at HOW they lead. And builds finance literacy. Better business Acumen. Better Business Results.
Employee misconceptions about business performance can impact decisions, morale, and collaboration. Learn how business acumen training helps leaders address these blind spots and drive better outcomes.
Nikolai Usack answers three frequently asked questions about Income|Outcome’s unique approach to financial training. Learn how the simulation-based methodology enhances business acumen, engages participants, and delivers lasting insights into financial decision-making.
Some time ago I heard a client talking, 5 years after the fact, about how her team should have won in a the Income/Outcome business simulation. It got me…
Moonshots and Business Acumen: What We Can Learn from Google’s Bet on Life Extension In 2013, Google made headlines—not just for its search algorithms or…
A Finance Director shares their journey through business acumen training and how it transformed their approach to strategic decision-making. This post explores the impact of financial literacy on cross-functional collaboration, leadership effectiveness, and unlocking an organization’s full potential.
Business Acumen in Action: Christian Castaneda on the Power of Hands-On Learning Understanding the interplay between business functions is essential for…
Gordon Allison, CFO of World Vision Australia, shares why business acumen is essential for finance professionals. From breaking down silos to improving collaboration with sales, see how business acumen training transformed his team—and why ongoing learning is key to long-term success.
Karl Marx, whose 200th birthday is on May 5th, was a thought leader with no business understanding or major in marketing. He had the temperament of a…
Written by Nikolai from Income|Outcome Developing strong business acumen and financial literacy in leadership candidates can be a challenge for any…
Galbraith's analysis of financial euphoria is a sound, witty overview of the common factors to be found in financial collapses from the Tulipomania of…
Decision paralysis can stall business growth when leaders struggle to differentiate between seemingly equal choices. Learn how financial acumen and holistic business thinking help break the cycle and drive confident decision-making.
Most business training programs focus on isolated skills—finance, leadership, or strategy—without showing how they all fit together . But successful…
A while back, we interviewed Winnie Ouko, Director of Lattice Consulting and partner of Income|Outcome in Kenya. We spoke with Winnie about…
Recently there has been significant attention in the media devoted to the rise of entrepreneurship in East Africa. All over the world business leaders are…
Cash is like air; profit is like food. You need cash all the time, but you can survive, for a while, without profit. All employees must understand the…
What skills do you suppose law firms most desire from their associates? Knowledge of constitutional law? Negotiating ability? Organization? The answer is…
Companies don't operate in isolation. Instead, they operate in fields with three to twenty competitors. And any slight, unexpected occurrence can cause a…
How Income/Outcome Drives Engagement and Real-World Insights Income/Outcome is a competitive business simulation, and competition plays a key role in the…
It looks like Income|Outcome is finally beginning to come together with a global network of training providers . Not only did we have representatives from…
Can business acumen be learned from movies, AI, or failure case studies? Yes—but only as a second layer. Without a strong foundation in financial and strategic thinking, innovative learning methods become guesswork, not strategy. Here’s why Income|Outcome comes first.
Engaging participants in finance training can be challenging, especially when many come with apprehensions about financial concepts. However, our recent…
Maria Chow is the Founder of Spark Asia Guest Writer: Maria Chow (Spark Asia): Marketing the Income/Outcome business simulations in Southeast Asia…
Don Schmincke and Calyx Harris battle in Shelob's Lair.... I like to play board games, and I am glad we have finally started to have a monthly game night…
Bringing Business Simulations to Life at Kent State Ashtabula For the past few years, Professor Joe Kuvshinikov has been using the Income|Outcome business…
[caption id="attachment_1063" align="alignright" width="200"] In this Gotchas Series , I’m writing about the top 12 ways a business acumen simulation can…
Avoid training that involves individuals being isolated. Instead, opt for a team-based simulation that is interactive. This will help each person absorb…
Sometimes, conversations with clients turn to how much detail a business simulation for senior executives should have. Here are my two cents . The…
Written during the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, this thought experiment explores how business leaders would handle a similar financial constraint. What role does business acumen play in navigating debt and financial strategy?
Can a Quick Business Simulation Teach a Core Finance Concept? Skeptics Said No. I love a good challenge. Skeptics doubted that any quick business…
The Value of the Using the Big Picture in Business Simulations A simulation that only looks at one department can reinforce silo thinking and may…
IBM’s Transformation and the Power of the Right Questions I love a good business success story , especially one where a leader transforms a company. This…
In the Gulf region, decision-making can be slow and full of endless negotiations. But once a course of action is set, change happens at an unbelievable pace. The key? Having someone in charge.
Another once-dominant company , Kodak, declares bankruptcy , and the stories start flying— mismanagement, lack of vision, lost opportunities . After all,…
Income|Outcome has had a presence in Australia for over ten years . It started with Queensland's Barry Johnson , who ran Income|Outcome workshops for…
For the past couple of years, Andromeda Simulations International has been working directly with organizations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to meet the…
The Financial Acumen workshop we developed in conjunction with Saudi Electricity Company in 2011 has now led to the signing of a two-year Agreement with…
Good Teachers Don’t Teach—They Facilitate Learning Have you ever sat through a training session where information was thrown at you, but nothing stuck?…
Apple will shortly begin paying a regular dividend, which some investors take to be a bad sign. Apple is now sitting on $100 billion in cash and…
Disruption isn’t just about technology—it’s about business acumen. Companies that understand financial realities, decision-making, and operational execution don’t just survive disruption—they lead it. Here’s why strong business fundamentals are the real competitive advantage.
Why Finance and Sales See the Road Differently—And Why It Matters for Business Acumen You’ve probably heard the classic joke: "Heaven is where the police…
Doing is Believing! "Seeing is believing" is what we usually hear, but there’s no substitute for doing . So if “Doing is Believing” … then after you do ,…
Doing is Believing! Get Your D.I.B.s Here! It’s unlikely that anyone would disagree that a collaborative environment is more productive than a…
In the previous post Ana Leiderman discussed why teams sometimes oversell their capacity—and how that turns into a valuable teachable moment in the…
Dan McGurrin, Director of Executive Education at NC State University, shares why every leader—regardless of industry—needs financial acumen. From securing resources to understanding competitors and avoiding costly mistakes, financial literacy is essential for effective leadership.
