• Assess business risks: Develop strategies to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities
• Participate in organizational success by better communicating business insight
• Learn how to interpret financial statements and ratios
• Develop an action plan to implement course learnings in daily tasks and projects

You'll also walk away with recognized continuing education credits (CPE and SHRM), a certificate of completion, and a shareable digital badge for LinkedIn or other platforms. These can highlight your expertise to your manager and help strengthen your professional profile.

Many rising leaders find themselves and their teams challenged when workplace expectations stretch beyond functional expertise. Even with abundant (and often excessive) data dashboards these days, many employees still struggle to identify and really understand their company's most important business metrics. This session guides participants on how to enhance their leadership influence by connecting strategic priorities, financial realities and performance accountability.

Business Acumen Essentials

• Digital era demands
• Business risk
• Performance accountability

Dollars and Sense: Making the Financials Work for You

• Financial fundamentals
• Power of the Penny
• Budgets and business cases

Career Acceleration

• Leveraging business acumen for career advancement
• Applying course topics immediately in the workplace
• Project overview before follow up-session

Dr. Noah Barsky is an award-winning professor in Graduate and Executive business programs at the Villanova University School of Business. Dr. Barsky develops and delivers executive education programs for various Fortune 100 companies, professional services firms and industry associations. His programs challenge audiences to think differently and are well remembered for their lasting value. Dr. Barsky has also authored five books and over 100 articles in various academic and professional forums, including Forbes, The Economist, ReWorked, The Cutter Business Technology Journal and Advances in Business Education and Training.