The last three months has been an exhausting whirlwind of work with different client organizations going through profound change.  During this time, I’ve had the privilege of working with more than a half dozen companies who are:

In our non-stop, 24/7, “always on” business world, it is easy to forget or worse yet, not pay attention to some of the very basic elements of Business Acumen that make our volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous worlds function even if at times it’s not in the most efficient ways.

Combining Business Simulations and Analytics to Strengthen and Enhance the Learning Experience

Two of the most talked about concepts in the business world today are “Employee Engagement” and “Business Acumen.”  To create more employee engagement, leaders have been searching far and wide for things ranging from free food all day long (Google) to unlimited vacation time (Netflix).  At the same time leaders are looking for ways to create more employee engagement, they are also looking for employees to have more business acumen skills which typically means having the skills and tools to make the right business decisions.

We live in a big world that is getting smaller every day as a result connectivity.  That fact was very apparent to me today when I took my son and two of his friends to lunch in Washington, D.C.