As the world of Human Capital Management (HCM) continues to evolve, new and important questions are arising about the most effective ways of developing talent for organizations trying to execute their business strategies and achieve their goals and objectives.
Robert Brodo
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How Can Business Simulations Enhance the Learning Experience
Almost every time I interview a senior business leader for the purpose of customizing one of Advantexe’s leadership focused business simulations for a business leadership development program, I hear the old cliché mixed into the conversation – the best leaders in the world “lead by example.” However, it struck me that in today’s fast-paced, evolving, 24/7, turbulent global business environment, employees and other observers outside of an organization are not watching leaders in the same way that they used to.
As business leaders assess the ongoing operations and results of 2015 and at the same time engage in the strategic planning process for 2016, one of the many elements of focus is global business trends that will impact future business results. Readers of this blog know that Advantexe Learning Solutions has the opportunity of working with dozens of large global clients. During our engagements, we accumulate research and identify trends that will help our clients achieve their results by developing the business acumen and business leadership skills that will be needed to address the impacts of these trends.
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In today’s complex global business environment, organizations can survive or fail, and individuals' careers can stall or excel, based on the level and proficiency of business acumen skills within their company. Just ask any c-suite executive if having a strong business skill set has been critical for their own success and we guarantee they will say yes! With this being such an important competency, defining Business Acumen and getting everyone on the same page about what it means is critical.
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There seems to be a business news story just about every day concerning the latest global conglomerate under attack. This aggression is usually from an “activist investor” group trying to assert its will and influence on the strategy and shareholder value of what it terms as “undervalued” organizations. Pepsi, Baxter, and H-P are just a few of the organizations that have been or will be changed forever because an activist investor group intervened to “unlock potential.”But just a few years ago, many large companies were engaging in M&A strategies in order to grow, gobbling up companies and integrating them to create scale and efficiencies. So what’s really going on here?
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