Press Release
OREM, Utah – January 12, 2024
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News Facts:
We partnered with a global professional services leader specializing in risk and talent management, investment advisory, and management consulting. This industry giant sought Acumen Learning for a transformative initiative to address a critical need in their organization.
This leader saw a gap in their consultants’ skills and teamed up with Acumen Learning for two customized programs in business and financial acumen. The sessions aimed to boost client-facing employees’ skills in analyzing clients, improving communication, and strengthening client relationships. Starting with 200 consultants across America, Europe, and Asia, the initiative paves the way for a larger 2024 rollout for thousands of leaders.
Recognizing the challenges and initiatives of this professional services firm, Acumen Learning delivered customized business acumen training. Embracing the trend for concise learning experiences, our program aimed to provide impactful insights into business and financial acumen, furnish tools to strengthen client relationships, and empower consultants to support their customers’ goals more effectively and efficiently.
The program’s success was evident, with participants giving it a stellar 4.7 out of 5, highlighting its relevance to their roles and its effectiveness in enhancing their performance. This success reinforces the firm’s commitment to continuous improvement, recognizing the need even among seasoned experts. It not only addressed a critical skill gap but also paved the way for a broader, multi-year learning journey.
Our expertise in business and financial acumen training aligns seamlessly with the organization’s vision for cultivating a workforce adept at navigating risk, strategy, and people management. We look forward to supporting their consultants on this multi-year learning journey, emphasizing shorter, impactful experiences for lasting success.
Supporting Quotes:
“The consultant did an excellent job. I hope my team / leadership take the course as well.”
“This course was a fabulous speed course of business and managerial financial and accounting information. I found it to be very informational and the instructor very informative.”
“Great course and excellent information. Not being from a financial background, this was really helpful for how to read a financial statement and all the vocabulary surrounding it.”
“I thought the course was great with lots of information, tools and resources.”
“A really interesting overview and refresher on certain business fundamentals. This helped me get my head above the water of the day job and think bigger picture about my role and the impact that the 5 business drivers should have on how I approach different relationships both internally and externally.”
“I thought this was great primer. Would love to learn more – the consultant was great.”
About Acumen Learning
Founded in 2002, Acumen Learning's highly customized business acumen and sales training programs have helped organizations develop employees who are more engaged, efficient, and effective in their work. To further support its mission, Acumen Learning published, Seeing the Big Picture – Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career, and Company, in 2012 which quickly became a #1 Wall Street Journal and a New York Times bestseller. More than 20 years later, Acumen Learning has been trusted by more than 200 organizations on six continents to help employees understand how their company makes money, and to take real steps towards improving that process.