Consumer Products
Building Business Acumen®
RETAILERS FOOD & BEVERAGE APPAREL HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS HOSPITALITY
"This was one of the most rewarding classes I've taken in a long time. Understanding the financial principles and business drivers will help broaden my conversations with the customers. It will be a more rich discussion that will help accelerate us both to solutions to grow our mutual businesses. Well done!"
Operating Lead
Coca Cola
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While innovation and product development will always be at the heart of consumer products companies, today’s market is increasingly transparent. From a consumer performing a price comparison using a smartphone app, to the eco-minded consumer who can Google whether your company is socially responsible, the emerging transparent marketplace presents unique challenges in our new connected world.
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In response, consumer brands have been forced to transcend the old rules that run deep with the industry – easier said than done. Senior leaders know that they need employees who are able to see things anew, perceive shifts in the marketplace quickly, and understand how to leverage new rules to improve financial performance.
WHAT OBJECTIVES DO WE MEET?
Know the strategic direction of your organization in order to align your priorities accordingly to enable optimal impact.
Understand and effectively communicate where your organization is going and how it is doing to connect your employees’ roles to your organization’s success.
Increase your fluency of the metrics most vital to measure organizational and financial success and the key levers to pull to move the needle.
Make better, smarter, faster decisions that will drive impact and organizational success since every organization needs more employees at all levels to think like business people.
Drive better alignment and clarity of direction with the decisions you make with the organizations you lead or support. Do this by speaking the language of business and finance.
"This was one of the most rewarding classes I've taken in a long time. Understanding the financial principles and business drivers will help broaden my conversations with the customers. It will be a more rich discussion that will help accelerate us both to solutions to grow our mutual businesses. Well done!"
Operations Lead
Coca-Cola