As a human being first and a frequent flyer second, I was shocked like everyone else by the images and story this week about the passenger who was physically removed from the United flight for refusing to give up his seat. By now we all know the backstory of how United oversold the flight, asked for paid volunteers, used an “algorithm” to pick 4 random passengers when there weren’t volunteers, and then called the police to physically remove Dr. Dao.
Robert Brodo
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What United Airlines Should Teach Us About Business Acumen
How I Beat My Brother in our Newest Virtual Business Simulation!
Our latest virtual business simulation – called The Drivers of Business Performance – is one of the most innovative and dynamic learning tools to hit the market in years as this “electronic board game” is designed to teach fundamentals of business acumen to new hires and business professionals who don’t have a lot of experience in business but need to make important business decisions every day. When my brother Jim and I were little kids we would compete in everything from board games like Scrabble to street hockey and now even in our 50’s we compete in the sport of squash. But competing in a business simulation game is more fun than any of that other stuff because this is what we do as our jobs…so beating him in the simulation is the sweetest!
“Where’s my Money?” - What Shareholders Really Want to Know
Business executives and leaders are responsible for setting and executing strategies that provide shareholders with a return on their investment. Too often, leaders make business decisions that are based on the way a spreadsheet looks as opposed to making business decisions based on a strategy that makes the numbers on the spreadsheet look good.
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In my work designing, developing, and delivering award-winning Business Acumen learning journeys I am continuously reminded by clients of one of their biggest talent development conundrums; “How do we get our incredibly gifted and bright new hires to have a foundational idea about business, what we do, and how to impact results?”
Read More >Why is Cash Operating Return on Assets a Valuable Financial Metric?
Insight into how to utilize this key Business Acumen metric as a critical measure of business performance
In Advantexe’s simulation-centric Business Acumen learning journeys we teach new hires, experienced managers, high potential leaders, and executives how to measure the success of their strategies through financial metrics of performance.
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