5 Leadership Lessons from the World Champion Philadelphia Eagles

As a season ticket member who has missed just two Philadelphia Eagles home games in the last 45 years spanning more than 400 professional football games, Sunday night’s Super Bowl win was a dream come true and a moment I’ve been waiting a very long time for.  As a student and coach of leadership, the entire season has been surreal as faithful Eagles fans saw their championship dreams slowly disappear as star player after star player got hurt and the team went into every important game as the underdog given little expectation to win anything.

So as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick – perhaps the greatest Quarterback-Coach combination in the history of sports are saying, “What Happened?”

How Business Simulations Can Cure Your Organizational Health Index

As readers of this blog know, much of the content I write about comes directly from the Business Acumen learning sessions I conduct for clients around the world.  This week, I am in Europe facilitating a session for high potential leaders looking to further develop their Critical Thinking skills in the areas of strategy and financial management.  When talking about strategic thinking, learners explore the different value propositions offered to customers and choose between Product Leadership, Operational Excellence, and Customer Intimacy as their primary focus and offerings.

The concept of Business Acumen has many layers and application. In its most foundational form it is a skill set that provides business professionals with the ability to understand:

• How any business makes money
• How your business makes money
• How your customers make money

Within this definition, there are sub-levels of comprehension including how a company generates revenues, the cost structures and expenses that are required to generate the revenues, and the difference between the revenues and expenses which are the profits.

5 Tips for Retaining Frustrated Key Talent