Strategic thinking training has become an important component of today’s corporate leadership development training program, but rapidly developing strategic thinking capability within the workforce can be exceptionally challenging. Why?

Not long ago, "business acumen" was a commonly requested corporate training program. Historically, when companies requested business acumen training, the training was highly focused on financial acumen and financial statement literacy. Financial acumen training leans heavily on teaching a company’s financial statements and what drives financial changes within each statement…

In an effort to be completely honest and transparent, I run a company that builds and facilitates business simulations that are used in leadership development and strategic alignment. With that out of the way, let’s talk about how you can supercharge your high-potential (HiPo) leadership development program using business simulations….

In full disclosure, I build and facilitate business simulations that are used within leadership development and other training programs globally. With that said, I’m often asked, “What is the best way to use a business simulation within business acumen training?” This is a good question, and the answer isn’t as easy as one might think…

Hiring managers often outdo themselves and get employees with market-leading skills. Other times, they go for the individuals with the best talents and prospects who will contribute to making a highly formidable workforce in the future. Once a highly efficient workforce is formed in your corporation, it needs guidance from seasoned leadership teams to ensure smooth operations, efficiency and timely attainment of the set corporate goals…

Today’s businesses need to adapt faster than ever, global competition is fierce and, according to a recent article in the New York Times, retirement rates are accelerating. The next generation of leaders needs to get ready to rise fast. Companies need to start building tomorrow’s leaders' capabilities today…