ONE DAY MBA: MASTERING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
with Dr. Noah Barsky
November 13, 2025, 11 AM - 2 PM Eastern Time
10 AM - 1 PM Central Time
8 AM - 11 AM Pacific Time
$395 (US) per person
VIRTUAL SESSION (3-HOUR)

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Book by Dr. Noah Barsky
Book by Dr. Noah Barsky

ONE DAY MBA: MASTERING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LEADERSHIP

 

Digital era success requires strategic insight and a broad business perspective. Yet, many leaders find themselves and their teams challenged when workplace expectations stretch beyond functional expertise. Even with abundant data, many still grapple to identify and really understand their company's strategic aims, competitive landscape, business processes and most important business metrics.

Learn how tools and techniques from leading global MBA programs can help to better communicate strategy, assess financial performance, manage risk and strengthen performance accountability. This three-hour session guides participants on how to enhance their leadership influence by connecting strategic priorities, financial realities and performance expectations and illustrates how business acumen can spark curiosity, build a success culture and spur breakthrough career achievement.

DR. NOAH BARSKY

 
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.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

 
  • How to better participate in strategic success by showcasing business insight
  • Common approaches to understand financial indicators and business metrics
  • Compelling ways to craft credible business cases that connect strategy and risk to resource requirements and performance goals
  • How to leverage business acumen for professional development and career advancement


TOPICS COVERED

 

BUSINESS STRATEGY

  • How do mission, vision and strategy differ?
  • Strategic clarity and lasting competitive advantage
  • How to participate in strategically relevant initiatives

FINANCIAL ACUMEN

  • Financial statement basics and difference-making insights
  • Making sense of everyday budgets and financial reports
  • Better communicating spending needs and expectations

DECISION MAKING / PROBLEM SOLVING

  • Identifying and Leveraging Key Metrics for Success: Focus on the metrics that truly matter to measure the effectiveness of decisions and ensure sustained success
  • Distinguish between useful information and noise to make more informed and impactful decisions
  • Develop a "know decision-know outcome" mindset that highlights the relationship between calculated risks and potential rewards
  • Promote an environment that encourages experimentation and innovation while maintaining a structured approach to risk

Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (Zoom platform)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Participants will earn 3 CPE credits or 3 PDC credits
Field of Study: Personal Development
 
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