Business Acumen Is the Glue That Holds Your Company Together

Business Acumen is the glue that holds your company together. It impacts more than financial results: it clarifies roles, it improves speed and accuracy of communication, it develops respect and morale. It is essential to financial success and for reaching … Read More »

Finding Silver Linings in Global Catastrophes

A client recently participated in a business simulation that included a global pandemic scenario, and the ideas generated were innovative and surprising. Read More »

How to Pitch Employee Engagement to the CFO

Employee engagement is critical for any enterprise, especially in a booming economy with record low unemployment. Everyone intuitively understands how important it is, but how do you make a strong business case for a specific plan with clear financial outcomes? … Read More »

A Playground for Thought Leaders, “Open Future”

The Economist magazine has just produced a wonderful playground for thought leaders, called “Open Future”. The Economist has always championed free trade, and that has led naturally to championing freedom in many forms. As they write: “One of the world’s … Read More »

Book preview image "A Short History of Financial Euphoria" by John Kenneth Galbraith

A Book Review of Galbraith’s ‘A Short History of Financial Euphoria’

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 17th century Netherlands to ‘Black Monday’ in October 1987. Events subsequent to the publication of this … Read More »

Overcoming the Peter Principle with Business Simulations

Written by Nikolai from Income|Outcome Developing strong business acumen and financial literacy in leadership candidates can be a challenge for any business. Identifying when those candidates are ready to be promoted to the next level is even harder. When talent … Read More »

Hacking Fredkin’s Paradox in Business

Hacking Fredkin’s Paradox in Business Written by Nikolai from Income|Outcome “…a man, being just as hungry as thirsty, and placed in between food and drink, must necessarily remain where he is and starve to death.” –Aristotle, On the Heavens … Read More »

Destination Africa: A New Frontier for Entrepreneurs

A while back, we interviewed Winnie Ouko, Director of Lattice Consulting and partner of Income|Outcome in Kenya. We spoke with Winnie about entrepreneurship in Africa, a topic we found so interesting that it deserves further exploration. Though overflowing with natural … Read More »

LettuceBee Kids: One Non-profit’s Dream of Expansion

Sarah Adeel has a sharp eye for design, but an even sharper mind for social enterprise. Born in Pakistan, she is a Fulbright scholar and architect who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. Following her study of design … Read More »

3 Reasons the CFO Should Drive Business Acumen Training

Rick Wingo is the Director of Finance for Micron in Manassas, VA. Rick, who joined Micron in 2012, took some time to share with us his experiences as the leader of financial training for his company using the Income|Outcome simulation. … Read More »

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