Business Acumen Training Course

Business Acumen Training Skills Course in Singapore

Business Acumen Training Course

About This Business Acumen Workshop

Business Acumen Training Program in Singapore

Business acumen is a knowledge of how an organisation makes and uses money strategically. Workers with business acumen know how they independently contribute to their organisation’s bottom line and use that knowledge to make good business decisions. It is necessary for employees across the organisation, but particularly for training leaders since they must be able to translate learning and development programs into business impact.

Many people believe that one is born with business acumen, which is defined as the ability to assess an external market and make effective decisions. Knowing what is required to navigate and devise a successful business seems innate for certain people. For example, Steve Jobs showed a remarkable business acumen. Fortunately, it is possible for the rest of us to improve business acumen. The proper training combined with experience will grow your business savvy.

Business Acumen is the art of understanding how a business works and adapting to any unforeseen changes that would benefit or harm its sales in order to maintain good results. It is important to learn this skill whether you’re a young professional in your first job or a seasoned manager involved in key business decisions, yet few professionals have devoted time to mastering this essential skill needed by every professional.

Business acumen demands an understanding of finance, strategy, and decision making. Managers and employees are responsible for specific areas. However, most have little knowledge of the influence their decisions have on other areas of business. When too much attention is placed on one aspect of the business, it is challenging to make decisions for the benefit of the company. To make effective decisions, it is necessary for you to examine the big picture.

Knowing how the business model operates is not enough to succeed in producing good results. The key to success can be found in the developed understanding of how businesses operate at the macro-level and the micro-level in order to adapt to any unexpected situation in the business.

“95% of employees don’t understand their organisation’s strategy.” – Harvard Business review

In this Business Acumen course, participants will learn the importance of acquiring and utilizing business acumen. The participants will be given a complete overview of the business environment in relation to how most businesses operate. The course will also discuss how to improve the awareness of participants in different business situations and adapt accordingly using what they know about the business environment. Part of this course will also give focus to the current trends in the business environment.

Common Business Acumen Training FAQs

What is the meaning of business acumen?

Business acumen is understanding in dealing with a different business situation such as opportunities and risks that will likely to lead to a positive outcome.

What is business acumen synonym?

Business acumen is also known as Business savvy or business sense.

Why is business acumen training important?

By learning business acumen, you will make more profitable decisions, think strategically and look at the big picture in the context of your own organizational success.

What are the key elements of business acumen competency?

  • Understanding financial literacy such as knowledge and understanding of financial statements)
  • Understanding the supply chain of your organisation, from production to delivery
  • Understanding how the different departments within the organisation work together
  • Understanding how your organisation market its product or services
  • Understanding how your organisation get their leads and clients
  • Understanding your organisation’s short-term and long-term goals and how they plan to get there.

Course Schedule

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Business Acumen Course22 March, 2024 - 23 March, 20249 am to 5 pmOnline / Face to FaceSingapore
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Who Should Attend This Business Acumen Workshop

This Business Acumen workshop is ideal for anyone who would like to gain a strong grasp and improve their Business Acumen.

  • All Staff Within An Organisation

  • Managers

  • Team Leaders

  • Executives

  • Assistants

  • Officers

  • Secretaries

Group Size For This Business Acumen Skills Course

The ideal group size for this Business Acumen course is:

  • Minimum: 5 Participants

  • Maximum: 15 Participants

Course Duration For This Business Acumen Skills Course 

The duration of this Business Acumen workshop is 2 full days. Knowles Training Institute will also be able to contextualised this workshop according to different durations; 3 full days, 1 day, half day, 90 minutes and 60 minutes.

  • 2 Full Days

  • 9 a.m to 5 p.m

Business Acumen Training Benefits

Below is the list of course benefits of our Business Acumen Training Skills Course

  • Achieve an understanding of how business acumen is needed for success in business operations

  • Gain access to knowledge on how to develop more comprehensive and successful business strategies

  • Acquire trade secrets on how businesses succeed in maximizing their business acumen to seek opportunities

  • Develop a personal assessment of the business’ capabilities and limitations

  • Obtain skills and credentials needed for promotion and career progression

Business Acumen Course Objectives

Below is the list of course objectives of our Business Acumen Training Course

  • Develop an appreciation and understanding of the value of acquiring business acumen

  • Determine the relevance of business acumen for business professionals

  • Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the business as well as its existing opportunities and threats

  • Assess the business’ advantage and disadvantage in terms of the business environment

  • Develop more comprehensive business plans and strategies

  • Understand how the market and the supply chain help increase production and sales

  • Establish effective strategies in promoting performance and sales

  • Initiate the implementation of best practices in the workplace

  • Conduct assessments to identify factors that can affect the business

  • Build contingency plans for business continuity

  • Monitor the impact of changes in the business environment to the business

  • Measure the capacity of the business as compared to its competition

Course Content For This Business Acumen Course

Below is the list of course content of our Business Acumen training course

Business Acumen Training-Part 1

  • Short and Long Term Interactions
    • When studying the big picture, it is essential to regard the long term as well as short term interactions. Short term communications are immediate, single exchanges, and they are vital for the company to sustain. Without studying the big picture, however, short term communications may hinder long term success.
  • Recognize Growth Opportunities
    • It is crucial for every organization to identify growth opportunities to guarantee long term success. An opportunity is any project or investment that will generate growth. Opportunities, however, can be neglected when we do not regard the big picture.
  • Mindfulness of Decisions
    • Decisions need to be executed carefully and mindfully. In stressful circumstances, it is easy to make decisions based on emotions or external pressure. Recognize these events which improve the risk of making a poor decision that can have long term consequences.
  • Everything is Related
    • In business, it is essential for each person to perform specific roles and functions. Every business role is related to each other. For example, poor production and poor customer service will affect sales.

Business Acumen Training-Part 2

  • Decisiveness
    • KPIs need to be developed decisively. This requires an understanding of which achievements need to be measured and how they should be measured. Generating random metrics will not help assess the effectiveness of your organisation.
  • Flexible
    • While it is essential to be decisive with KPIs, they must not be static. Adaptability is necessary in every aspect of business, including KPIs. They must change as the goals change.
  • Strong Initiative
    • Exhibiting initiative is having the ability to take charge of a new or unfamiliar situation. Having initiative is a means for employees to be more automatous in their day to day duties. It will lead to and produce better problem-solving skills.
  • Being Intuitive
    • Key Performance indicators can work from the top down or the bottom up. KPIs are generated from the top down when they are used in dashboards because dashboards focus on operational goals rather than strategic goals. The dashboard provides intuitive and beneficial information to users.
  • Continuous Assesment
    • A risk assessment will help distinguish the different threats and opportunities you may face. There are different types of risks assessments you can implement, depending on the specific objective and the needs of the company such as strategic risk, internal audit, market risk, and customer risk. A risk assessment needs to be a perpetual part of the business cycle to be effective.

Business Acumen Training-Part 3

  • Internal and External Factors
    • Managing risk requires identifying the external and internal factors that influence the company. In certain cases, internal factors and external factors will overlap. In fact, numerous internal hazards are external hazards. These factors are crucial to the risk assessment.
  • Making Adjustments and Corrections
    • As we established earlier, risk management requires constant monitoring and assessment. As you gather information using KPIs and other tools designated to monitor progress, you will ascertain which management strategies are successful and which are ineffective. Correct and adjust the strategies to enhance performance as necessary.
  • Knowing When to Pull the Trigger or Plug
    • There are risks in every regard of business, and not every program will be successful. Risk management strategies help you ascertain when to go for a win and when it is required to cut your losses. Allotting your resources to an unproductive strategy is wasteful.
  • Develop a Sense of Always Learning
    • Every encounter offers a learning experience. The key to identifying learning events is to develop a sense of always learning. Distinguishing the eight different ways that we learn, will ensure that you do not neglect learning opportunities.
  • Evaluate Past Decisions
    • Our past decisions often lead our current actions. Both successful and unsuccessful choices need to be assessed to recognise errors in judgment as well as effective thought processes. Ask yourself a few questions after each decision, and learn from your mistakes and achievements.

Business Acumen Training-Part 4

  • Problems Are Learing Opportunities
    • People prefer to evade problems or mistakes. However, problems are not always avoidable. When problems arise, you have a prospect to learn from them and turn them into opportunities.
  • Recognize Your Blind Spots
    • We all possess blind spots in our lives, and they can easily transfer to our business success. Blind spots are elements of our personalities that are hidden to us. They may be deep-seated fears, annoying habits, or judgmental attitudes.
  • What Makes My Company Money?
    • The objective of every business is to make a profit. You need to make money in order to survive, but in order to do this; also, you must identify what makes your company money, and you need to examine your products and services to conclude which ones are actually making money for the company.
  • What Were Sales Last Year?
    • Companies need to evolve to stay competitive. You are able to identify growth only when you see an increase in sales over time. Knowing last year’s sales is vital to understanding the current status of your company.
  • What Is Our Profit Margin?
    • Every business needs to make a profit. The profit margin indicates how well the company is operating. A large, successful company typically has a 13% net profit margin.

Business Acumen Training-Part 5

  • What Were Our Costs?
    • A company’s costs influence other financial aspects, such as profits. This is why it is so essential to control costs. Many companies choose to grow profits by cutting costs.
  • Assets
    • Assets are anything of significance that the company has that will create a profit or improve revenue. Many assets are listed on a balance sheet, such as a building or product. Some assets, however, are not listed on the balance sheet.
  • Financial Ratios
    • Financial ratios are methods that provide information about the company’s status. The data used to find financial ratios is typically taken from the financial statement. Ratios are used to find a variety of information, including trends, liquidity, profitability, assets, and financial leverage.
  • Liabilities
    • Liabilities are money that you owe or a debt. Mortgages or credit balances are liabilities. Liabilities are a measure of financial health.
  • Equity
    • Both assets and liabilities are used to determine equity. Your equity, in turn, will conclude what type of business risk you are. Lending institutions and investors examine your equity carefully.

Business Acumen Training-Part 6

  • Income Statement
    • The income statement enables you to see what money the company made. It is also called a profit and loss statement because it shows the profits or losses for a period, typically a quarter or year. An income statement shows information from the two previous reports, permitting you to determine growth.
  • Balance Sheet
    • A balance sheet shows you where your company stands at a given time by showing assets, liability, and equity. Balance sheets are prepared the last day of the month, quarter, or year. The balance sheet permits you to determine the financial health of an organization.
  • Cash Flow Statement
    • A cash flow statement is precisely what it sounds like. It provides information about the cash generated and how it was applied. It is also called a sources and management of cash statement.
  • Read, Read and Read
    • Financial literacy requires continuing education. Do not become complacent in your learning. Read everything that you notice concerning financial literacy.
  • Talent Management
    • Talent management varies from employee management in the development process. Rather than abandoning employees to tasks, managers develop employee talent to benefit the organization. Studies have revealed that talent management can enhance productivity and decrease turnover.

Business Acumen Training-Part 7

  • Change Management
    • Change is unavoidable in any organisation. Unfortunately, human beings are not wired to endure change quickly, so tensions may run high as people resist changes. You can help relieve the stress associated with change with efficient change management.
  • Asset Management
    • Asset management is a plan that you execute to define your assets and how they are used. Mismanaged assets will affect your, equity, credit, and reputation. Implementing asset management may be easier with the guidance of different software programs available.
  • Organisational Management
    • Organisational management is unique to each company, depending on structure. It assumes that each singular element is associated to others. The individual unit as a whole must be managed effectively.
  • Ask the Right Questions
    • Critical thinking requires you to ask questions continuously. You should question people, information, plans, etc. The key to critical thinking is by asking the right questions.
  • Organise Data
    • Critical thinking and decision making requires you to analyse different data sets. Organizing your data will make it easier for you to analyse. There are programs that will help you get organised.

Business Acumen Training-Part 8

  • Evluate the Information
    • You must continuously evaluate information and conclusions before making any conclusions. And should differentiate between a fact and an opinion by using one of the right questions. And, also need to identify information and findings for any signs of bias.
  • Make the Decision
    • Critical thinking is useful in the decision making process. You already know how to ask questions and evaluate information. Once you have completed both, you have a few more considerations before you make the decision.
  • Investing in People
    • People are a fundamental financial lever in any business; people are your greatest asset. The people associated with your business are your customers and your employees. If you do not invest in your people, you are making a disastrous mistake.
  • Effective Communication
    • Business knowledge and acumen are not beneficial if you are incapable of communicating effectively. Communicating is a key to the success of any business, and it starts with listening. You must actively listen to people so that you can answer their questions accurately.
  • Process Improvement
    • Process improvement is used to examine business processes. It is also used to introduce a new process or changes to existing ones.
  • Goal Alignment
    • Part of looking at the big picture of business is goal alignment. Goal alignment is aligning the goals of all managers and employees with the aims of the business. Aligning individual goals is done at the team level.

Business Acumen Training Value Added Materials

Each participant will receive the following materials for the Business Acumen course

Business Acumen Training Learner’s Guide

Business Acumen Training Course

Business Acumen Training Key Takeaways Notes

Business Acumen Training Course

Business Acumen Training PDF Essentials Ebook

Business Acumen Training Course

Business Acumen Training Course Handouts

Business Acumen Training 30-Day Action Plan

Business Acumen Training MindMaps Pack

Business Acumen Training PDF PPT Slides Used During Course

Business Acumen Training Long-Term Memory Flashcards Pack

Business Acumen Training E-Learning Course

Business Acumen Training Online Video Course

Business Acumen Training Essentials Audiobook

Business Acumen Training PDF Infographics Pack

Business Acumen Infographics

Business Acumen Training Certification

Each course participant will receive a certification of business acumen training completion

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Business Acumen Course Fees

There are 4 pricing options available for this Business Acumen training course in Singapore. Course participants not in Singapore may choose to sign up for our online Business Acumen training course in Singapore.

  • USD $889.97 For a 60-minute Lunch Talk Session.
  • USD $389.97 For a Half Day Course Per Participant.

  • USD $589.97 For a 1 Day Course Per Participant.

  • USD $789.97 For a 2 Day Course Per Participant.

  • Discounts available for more than 2 participants.

Course Location

Knowles Training Institute, 138 Robinson Road, Oxley Tower, #28-03, Singapore 068906

Nearest MRT Station: Tanjong Pagar MRT Station & Raffle Place MRT Station

Bus: 700, 971E, 971E, 167, 970, 761, 57, 131, 186, 400, 402, 532 and 5

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      Questions

      Excellent business acumen furnishes the people in your business that they can trust you. Your acknowledgment of their value, in understanding clients to achieve the business's mission, proves your respect for them, so they are more likely to respect you.
      At its core, business acumen is the capability to connect experience, expertise, perspective, and appreciation to make sound business conclusions. The development of this understanding leads to greater judgment and allows you to observe organizational needs in a holistic, long-term way.
      It's not an inherent ability. Anyone with enough urge can generate business acumen through experience, self-learning through study and networking with business heads, and formal training.
      There are 4 key elements that make up Business Acumen: The ability to plan through strategic thinking An understanding of all areas of a business' operations Recognition of the financial aspects of the business Decision making to go about an appropriate strategy.
      How To Build Business Acumen? Read (and listen to) the right stuff. Develop a business book library. Learn how your organization makes. Join your professional association. Step out of your regular responsibilities. Know your customer.
      Tips On Sharpening Business Acumen: Love Your Business. Love Numbers. Keep an Eye on the Competition. Be Very, Very Keen on Research. Shout From the Rooftop. Bonus Tip: Love Your People.
      Tips On Answering Questions: Tell me a time you used your knowledge to get an idea approved. Tell me about a time you used financial data to support a project. Tell me a time when you used industry knowledge to support a successful project.
      Add this your skillset: Educate employees on key business goals. Implement cross-training. Facilitate cross-departmental problem solving. Explain your customer lifecycle to employees. Teach important financial statements to employees.
      3 Questions To Test Your Skills With Business Acumen: Can you perform anstructure analysis on your market or your customer's current market? Have you matched your value your voice of customer data? Do you know which financial to pull that impact Total Shareholder Return?
      Strategic thinking means seeing the big picture of your company and the particular paths to its growth between changing user trends and competition. Having business acumen means knowing all the ways your business makes money and knowing how to put the standards in place that improve profitability.
      Business acumen is the capacity to combine experience, expertise, perspective, and information to make sound business decisions. The growth of this ability leads to better understanding and allows you to view organizational requirements in a holistic, long-term way.
      Business acumen is an experience that allows you to learn and cope with complex business situations. We have to make definite that business acumen is not a unique skill, but a vast complex of competencies, experience, and awareness of multiple aspects of a business.
      Improve your skills with these tips? Better understanding of your thought process. Improve your business knowledge. Develop your management and understand different styles. Enhance your management and leadership skills.
      Main Characteristics: An excellent understanding of the extent and importance of business issues. Strong management mindset. Financial acumen, awareness, and knowledge. Decisive and self-confident.
      Business acumen is willingness and quickness in recognition and selling with a "business situation" in a way that is likely to lead to a great outcome.

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