Developing Business Acumen

Developing Business Acumen
Author: Jennifer Currence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2017
Genre: Management
ISBN: 9781586444143

The small business HR professional has a unique work environment. For one, HR departments in small businesses are typically quite small, often consisting of only one or two employees. Because of this, these HR professionals are usually expected to be generalists able to answer all HR-related questions. But because there are only one or two of them, they are also expected to be specialists in those same areas. With so much responsibility, how do small business HR professionals have time to focus on their own professional development? And where to start? This is the first book in the "Making an Impact in Small Business HR" Series.

The Business Acumen Handbook

The Business Acumen Handbook
Author: Steven Haines
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781795148221

Leaders rely on business people to see the big picture and get things done. They want mindset and mojo, all in one! The problem is that all business people aren't wired that way, and that's where The Business Acumen Handbook comes in. The main idea behind The Business Acumen Handbook is to help managers understand the pillars of their company's business, and to operate more effectively and efficiently. After reading this book, you'll be able to: Understand and apply the dimensions of business acumen that focus on people, processes, projects, and products so that you can see the "big picture of business" Incorporate finance, strategy, and performance management into your professional mindset Develop a model for how to effectively communicate with, and influence others. Understand complex business situations, evaluate facts and data, and make better decisions The book is filled with tools, templates, exercises, and guidelines. It also introduces readers to their own individual business acumen assessment so that they can create a purposeful career and professional development strategy. This book is also the companion text for the Business Acumen Workshop offered by The Business Acumen Institute (visit: www.businessacumeninstitute.com)

What the CEO Wants You to Know

What the CEO Wants You to Know
Author: Ram Charan
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2001
Genre: Corporations
ISBN: 0609608398

A powerful lesson in what is really important in business, this remarkable book by an ultimate insider takes the lessons of the peddler and reveals how they can be used by the rest of us. Reminiscent of bestsellers such as "Who Moved My Cheese?" and" The One-Minute Manager, What the CEO Wants You to Know" is simple, direct, and of immense use to everyone in business.

Ten-day MBA, The, Rev.

Ten-day MBA, The, Rev.
Author: Steven Silbiger
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 404
Release: 1999-10-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0688137881

Steven Silbiger has distilled the material of the ten most popular business schools in order to teach readers the language of business. At the rate of one easy-to-understand chapter a day, this book will enable readers to absorb the material, speak the language, and, most importantly, acquire the confidence and expertise needed to get ahead in the competitive business world.

Seeing the Big Picture

Seeing the Big Picture
Author: Kevin Cope
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781608322466

Advocates that employees should focus their attention on what the author defines as the key drivers of cash, profit, assets, growth, and people to evaluate the viability of their organization and their prospects for advancement.

Business Acumen for Strategic Communicators

Business Acumen for Strategic Communicators
Author: Matthew W. Ragas
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1837970823

Drawing on Ragas and Culp’s prior books, this workbook offers hands-on learning opportunities to help put newly acquired business acumen knowledge into practice. Through briefs, exercises and discussion activities readers will learn to analyze and interpret key business materials produced by companies and nonprofits organizations.

Building Business Acumen for Trainers

Building Business Acumen for Trainers
Author: Terrence L. Gargiulo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2006-12-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 078798695X

As a training and development or human resource professional, do you have the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to become an indispensable strategic partner within your organization? Building Business Acumen for Trainers provides step-by-step practical advice on business practices guaranteed to win the support, respect, and attention of your organization. Written for both new and seasoned professionals, this essential resource will show how to put into practice the three critical areas of business acumen: Finance skills Partnering skills Communication skills

Developing Skills for Business Leadership

Developing Skills for Business Leadership
Author: Gillian Watson
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2014-02-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1843983656

Mapped to the CIPD Level 7 Advanced module of the same name, Developing Skills for Business Leadership focuses on three core areas for successful professional development and practice: managing yourself and others, transferable managerial skills and postgraduate study skills. Each skill is covered both conceptually and practically by a subject area expert to help all readers analyze and critically evaluate, manage more effectively, make sound and justifiable decisions and lead and influence others. Covering key concepts such as developing your professional identity, effective management of interpersonal relationships at work, people management and interpreting financial information, this fully updated 2nd edition of Developing Skills for Business Leadership is ideal for all postgraduate business students taking a module in professional development, career development or management skills. Integrating IT skills into each chapter, it includes a new chapter on reflecting and coaching, updated references to the CIPD's HR Profession Map, additional coverage of stress, health and wellbeing and an enhanced international dimension throughout the text. Online supporting resources include an instructor's manual and lecture slides as well as additional case studies, and sample assignments, checklists and exam guides lecturers can use in their teaching.

Critical Selling

Critical Selling
Author: Nick Kane
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2015-10-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119052556

Master these top-performing sales skills to dominate the marketplace Critical Selling is a dynamic and powerful guide for transforming your sales approach and outperforming your competition. This book is based on Janek Performance Group's, an award winning sales performance company, most popular sales training program, Critical Selling®. Let authors Justin Zappulla and Nick Kane, Managing Partners at Janek, lead you through their flagship sales training methodology to provide you with the strategies, skills and best practices you need to accelerate the sales process and close more deals. From the initial contact to closing the deal, this book details the winning strategies and skills that have supercharged the sales force of program alumni like OptumHealth, Santander Bank, Daimler Trucks, California Casualty, and many more. Concrete, actionable steps show you how to plan a productive sales call, identify customer needs, differentiate yourself from the competition, and wrap up the sale. You'll also learn proven techniques for building rapport, overcoming objections, dealing with price pressures, and handling the million little things that can derail an otherwise positive sales interaction. Sales are the lifeblood of your company. Are they meeting your expectations? What if you could exceed projected sales figures and blow your competition out of the water? This book provides the research-based framework to ignite your sales team and excite your customer base, for sustainable success in today's market. Let Critical Selling® show you how to: Connect with customers on a deeper level to build trust Present a persuasive and value-based solution tailored to your customer’s needs Handle pricing pressure, doubt, and objections with confidence Utilize proven methodologies that help you close the sale Sales is about so much more than exchanging goods or services for cash. It's about relationships, it's about outperforming the competition, it's about demonstrating real value, and it's about understanding and solving people's problems. Critical Selling shows you how to bring it all together, using proven techniques based on real sales performance research.