Business Acumen Needs to Include the Big Picture

We often look at business acumen as a group of business skills competencies including finance, strategy and decision-making. Today I was reviewing some post-workshop comments from an Income/Outcome program in Japan, and I realized that ‘big picture understanding’ may not … Read More »

Business Acumen – can it be taught?

Business acumen is “keenness and speed in understanding and deciding on a business situation.” Companies want to develop these traits, especially in their senior managers – but also in the workforce at large. Most companies would like a corporate culture that nurtures … Read More »

Euro 2012 considered as a business game

For the third time in four years we congratulate Spain for producing the winning team in a top football championship. The real delight in watching them is the quality of their play – clean, generous and highly skilled. They play … Read More »