Ian Pearson writes a blog on future trends called "The more accurate guide to the future" . He has an extensive IT background, and I value his insights…
In the previous post Ana Leiderman discussed why teams sometimes oversell their capacity—and how that turns into a valuable teachable moment in the…
Business simulations offer invaluable opportunities to bridge theoretical knowledge with real-world applications. In this context, Ana Leiderman discusses…
Avoiding Illusions in Business Forecasting and Budgeting At Income|Outcome workshops, we dive deep into the difference between top-down and bottom-up…
Doing Is Believing: Get Your D.I.B.s on Business Acumen! How can experiential learning highlight the key components of business acumen ? How should…
Doing is Believing! Get Your D.I.B.s on Teamwork! Teamwork —it’s one of those business competencies that gets talked about a lot , but it can mean very…
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…
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 ,…
People learn best when they are engaged. Engagement is easy when people are involved in a team competition. A good business simulation like Income/Outcome…
The Company Board® is a graphical presentation of a company’s financial results that transforms rows of numbers into an intuitive visual display. By…
This post discusses the structure and rationale behind the Income|Outcome business acumen workshops, emphasizing the importance of a phased approach to learning.
Business acumen encompasses a range of competencies, including finance, strategy, and decision-making. A crucial, yet often overlooked, component is the…
Technological innovation has always reshaped industries, and one of the most disruptive shifts on the horizon is the rise of driverless cars. The…
From our company's earliest beginnings in British Columbia in 1989, through our incorporation of Andromeda Training in North Carolina in 1993 and our…
Non-Profits Need Business Acumen Sometimes, people working for non-profits or not-for-profit organizations are unfamiliar with basic business concepts.…
I’m a business owner. I value stability , but I also value improvements . I value low taxes , but I also value a well-educated populace and…
Is Business Acumen Universal? Absolutely. Occasionally, I hear a question about using Income|Outcome to teach fundamental business concepts: “But would it…
Mixing Finance with Other Teams: A Lesson from Experience Many years ago, when I was still learning how to run business simulations effectively, I led a…
Income/Outcome workshops deliver benefits at three levels—individual, team, and company-wide. Depending on how you participate, you can gain fresh…
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…
Business Acumen: More Than Just Numbers Business acumen is "keenness and speed in understanding and deciding on a business situation." Companies want to…
Overcoming the Fear of Finance To many people working in large (and not-so-large) businesses, the word “Finance” means one of two things: A…
In this series, I'm using the Financial Times' definition of business acumen as: "Keenness and speed in understanding and deciding on a business…
The lexicon of the Financial Times defines business acumen as "keenness and speed in understanding and deciding on a business situation."It goes on to…
We have started working with the Acumen Fund who are based in New York, they deliver developmental training and opportunities across a variety of…
