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The Top 10 Books to Build Your Business Acumen
Our suggested top 10 books to read if you want to build your business acumen.
Acumen in Action #6 | Growth
Recently Wyoming grew it's population by a whopping 1%.
Acumen in Action #12 | People
Businessweek recently featured a company on their cover as being, "The Cheapest, Happiest, Company in The World." Who's the company?
Using Google Alerts to Increase Your Business Acumen
One of our all-time favorite tools happens to be one that seldom gets used — Google Alerts.
Franchise Euphoria Podcast
Special guest Kevin Cope, author of Seeing the Big Picture, joins the Franchise Euphoria podcast to talk about the importance of developing
Big Picture: Petscom
Pets.com became a publicly traded company on Valentines Day 2000.
Business Acumen: The Difference Between Profit and Cash Flow
If your boss came up to you right now and asked what the difference between profit and cash flow is, would you be able to respond?
Big Picture: Dilbert
Consider this: at its heart "business acumen" means knowing how your company makes money, and making better decisions around the money you m
New Coke: Good or Bad Idea
Consider this — in 1985 Coca-Cola did the unthinkable — they changed their formula to challenge Pepsi's surge in the marketplace.
The Bottom Line: It's Important
Consider this — when you hear leaders say that a new strategy is going to improve the bottom line, they are talking about net profit (someti
Innovate Innovate Innovate
Consider this — Customers often don't recognize their own needs or how to meet them, they don't recognize the possibilities.
Simplifying Financial Statements with Business Acumen Training
Consider this — for the uninitiated, financial statements can seem overwhelming.
Richard Branson the Difference Between Gross Profit and Net Profit
Consider this — Richard Branson is not your average entrepreneur.
Getting on the Same Page
So often in our attempts to get on the same page, we overlook the fact that organizations — like books — have many different pages.
Business Acumen: Five Things Can Do to Improve Cash
What do they say about cash? "Cash is King! Cash is a company's oxygen supply," and our favorite from Al Shugart, "Cash is more important th
Business Acumen: Doing the "Right" Things Really Well
Too often in careers, people become narrow in their perspective — entrenched in their roles.
Business Acumen: No Margin, No Mission
Established in 1951 in the aftermath of World War II, Japan Airlines came to symbolize Japan's post war recovery with this aspiring mission
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Acumen Learning has surveyed thousands of people and asked about their internal customers (the people they work with or serve within organiz
Small Business Advocate Show
Special guest Kevin Cope, author of Seeing the Big Picture, joins the Small Business Advocate podcast to talk about the importance of develo
Radio Interview | The Peter McClellan Show
Special guest Kevin Cope, author of Seeing the Big Picture, joins the Think on Agus podcast to talk about the importance of developing busin