During the executive leadership training program, each team has an opportunity to expand into new products, new markets, new quality initiatives, and new process improvements. This simulation is as real as it gets, with ample opportunity and limited resources. Leaders will be challenged and further develop their business acumen as a result.

The experience begins with an introduction to the rules for the simulation and covers business and finance fundamentals, including the creation of financial statements, financial terminology, and fundamental business dynamics. It also establishes the financial framework for managing cash and profit separately.

Introduction & Fundamentals: 4 hours
Team Competition:16 hours
(includes introduction of planning and analysis tools)
Ratio Analysis: 2 hours
Real-world financial analysis: 1 – 2 hours 

The Managing a Global Business simulation runs for six business cycles. Teams have full decision-making power and are accountable for their results throughout the simulation.

In each business cycle, the team-based companies develop and implement a global business strategy that incorporates real-world processes, including a strategic review of the industry, cost-benefit analysis, and new market development.

Each cycle of the executive training includes:

• Market Analysis (with global variations in market drivers)
• Doing business in a competitive global market, repositioning by product, price, reputation and geography
• Ongoing strategic or SWOT analysis, updating the strategic plan in response to changes in the industry and in the marketplace
• Finding a competitive edge through quality, niche markets, cost control, etc.
• Sourcing and analyzing different kinds of information, communicating within the team, building a coherent plan of activity, implementing the activity in a time-sensitive environment, monitoring and responding to ongoing changes in the industry.
• Performance measurement and analysis
• Posting, comparing, and defending financial results

Other Activities

• Foreign exchange
• Forming strategic alliances
• Discussion of net present value (NPV) and discounted cash flow (DCF).

Optional Discussions

• Product Life Cycle and International Product Life Cycle
• International Variations in Accounting Formats
• Cultural Issues in Global Marketing
• Other topics by request

Our Managing a Global Business simulation is made easy to understand through Visual Finance. Our gameboard simulation utilizes visual learning through a graphic representation of your corporate financial position or industry analysis. It uses colour, placement, and volume to display financial relationships. The visual aspect of the simulation makes it easy for learners to understand complex financial concepts at a glance, making it the perfect way to train all executives and leaders.

After the business cycle portion of the simulation, we connect the experiential learning back to your company’s concerns, measures, and goals through a tie-back conversation. We can also include additional exercises, including planning and analysis and a discussion of key performance indicators (KPIs) to enrich the real-world learning of senior managers and executives.