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Experiential Leadership Development

Manager/Director Level Programs

  • Rising Leader Program

    Challenging mini-MBA for aspiring leaders

  • Becoming an Effective Manager

    Essential management skills for new managers

  • Building Business & Financial Acumen

    Real-world practice in value creation and analysis

  • Executing in Cross-Functional Environments

    Leadership and influencing skills for decision-making

VP/Senior Level Programs

  • Senior Leader Program

    Practice-based learning for executive leaders

  • Creating Strategic Business Value

    Financial impact and investment analysis skill-building

  • Leading Organizational Change

    Executive-level leadership and enterprise-thinking

For Individuals

  • Open Enrollment Invited MBA

    Learn about our 12-week mini-MBA

Manager/Director Level Simulations

  • Management Challenge

    Build critical people management skills in your people leaders

  • Business Challenge

    Expand the business acumen of your nonfinancial managers

  • Enterprise Challenge

    Develop cross-functional communication skills in a dynamic environment

VP/Senior Level Simulations

  • Finance Challenge

    Hone the strategic financial acumen skills of your executives

  • Executive Challenge

    Offer a world-class leadership simulation to your senior executives

  • Virtual Program Design

    Create virtual training that sticks

  • Certifications

    Extend the reach of our programs and simulations to a global audience using your internal L&D facilitation talent

  • Design Workshops

    Tailor our simulation-based leadership programs to your needs

  • Fluent in Finance

    Offer a comprehensive business acumen primer for nonfinancial managers

  • Enterprise & Executive Summits

    Offer intensive strategy off-sites

  • Case Studies

  • Learn to Lead Podcast

  • Events

  • From the Blog

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  • Who We Are

  • Careers

  • Contact Us

Programs

  • Rising Leader Program

  • Senior Leader Program

  • Becoming an Effective Manager

  • Creating Strategic Business Value

  • Building Business & Financial Acumen

  • Leading Organizational Change

  • Executing in Cross-Functional Environments

  • Open Enrollment Invited MBA

Simulations

  • Management Challenge

  • Business Challenge

  • Enterprise Challenge

  • Finance Challenge

  • Executive Challenge

Resources

  • Virtual Program Design

  • Fluent in Finance

  • Certifications

  • Enterprise & Executive Summits

  • Design Workshops

  • Client Successes

  • Awards & Recognition

  • Learn to Lead Podcast

  • Who We Are

  • Events

  • Careers

  • From the Blog

  • Contact Us

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BUSINESS ACUMENFINANCEDECISION-MAKING

Building Business & Financial Acumen

In Abilitie’s Building Business & Financial Acumen Program, participants practice using the essential tools of financial analysis and business valuation in a cohort-based blended curriculum that builds their analytical skills.

Abilitie’s Building Business & Financial Acumen Program

Participants in Abilitie’s Building Business & Financial Acumen Program gain deep insight into the drivers of value and connecting those drivers to day-to-day decisions. They build an understanding of key financial terms and reports while practicing how to draw connections between tactical decisions and big-picture impact. Through the hands-on experience, learners build analytical and data-driven decision-making skills. We work with you to adapt this program to your organization, focusing on core competencies such as:

  • Analytical Thinking & Business Acumen
  • Communicating Strategy Using Financial Language
  • Data-driven Decision Making
  • Understanding Financial Indicators

Abilitie’s Business Challenge simulation serves as the foundation of this cohort-based program that also includes our Fluent in Finance financial acumen course and engaging guided case studies.

You’re in good company

GE is a Learning and Development program client of Abilitie
CVS Health is a Learning and Development program client of Abilitie
Coca-Cola is a Learning and Development program client of Abilitie
Southwest Airlines is a Learning and Development program client of Abilitie
PayPal is a Learning and Development program client of Abilitie

Program Components

Our Building Business & Financial Acumen Program creates the perfect learning environment for high-impact individuals to improve their analytical skills, learn to interpret financial data, and practice driving value-creation within their organization.

BUSINESS Challenge Simulation
Fluent in Finance
Case studies

Business Challenge Simulation

(Synchronous, virtual or in-person)

At the heart of our Building Business & Financial Acumen Program is our Business Challenge simulation, which provides a hands-on, competitive space for learners to practice analyzing financial statements and making data-driven decisions. Participants work in teams to manage virtual businesses in a competitive, dynamic marketplace.

Core competencies include:

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Understanding Drivers of Value
  • Using the Language of Business
  • Connecting Strategy to Financial Data

Fluent in Finance

(Asynchronous, online)

Abilitie’s award-winning Fluent in Finance is an 8 to 16-hour introductory-level online course in business finance that combines the convenience and best practices of online delivery with rich interactive media and business simulations.

Participants gain the foundational finance knowledge they need to drive value at your organization.

Case Studies

(Synchronous, virtual or in-person)

With support from an expert facilitator, participants discuss a Harvard Business School case study on the topic of business acumen and financial strategy. Through Socratic-questioning and engaging team-based discussion, participants draw insights that can be leveraged on their own teams.

Audience

The Building Business & Financial Acumen Program is the perfect learning environment for high-potential individual contributors and non-financial managers who need a challenging, real-world practice environment to deepen their understanding of value creation and analysis.

Individual Contributor to Non-Financial Director Level

Used with participants at Fortune 500 organizations across the globe.

Commonly Used for High-Potential Individual Contributors

An ideal leadership experience for rising leaders who will one day be responsible for large-scale business impact.

It was great to understand how a business works from a high level perspective and see how all the parts fit together to run a successful company. Sometimes we concentrate so much on our specific areas, that we don’t always consider the larger picture.

Early Career Talent Participant, Holcim Group

Sample Program Schedule

Abilitie’s Building Business & Financial Acumen Program is tailored to the needs of each client. It can be delivered as a virtual, hybrid, or in-person program and run as a 4 to 6 week program that can be condensed or spread out over additional weeks as desired.

Week 1
1st Session2 hoursKickoff Session
Fluent in Finance2 hoursGuided Curriculum – Part 1
Study Group2 hoursFinance Case Study
Weeks 2 – 3
Fluent in Finance2 hoursGuided Curriculum – Part 2
Study Group2 hoursFinance Case Study
Weeks 4 – 5
Business Acumen Simulation4 hoursCompetitive Simulation – Part 1
Business Acumen Simulation4 hoursCompetitive Simulation – Part 2
Week 6
Capstone & Graduation2 hoursClosing Session (Optional)

Abilitie’s Program Dashboard

The Abilitie Program Dashboard provides Learning & Development leaders with real-time access to learner data. Program managers can easily see a snapshot of participant engagement, learner activity, and individual progress, giving them the tools to make smart decisions and take immediate actions that support learners through their journey. 

Abilitie Program Dashboard for Learning & Development program managers

I was able to bring formulas and models directly from the program to shine a light on problems my client was having (and talk them out of a less-than-advisable investment).

Participant, Adlucent

Program Details

The Building Business & Financial Acumen Program guides participants to understand financial statements and make data-driven decisions while giving them new tools to connect their day-to-day work with the big picture of the business. The program design leverages Abilitie’s award-winning simulations and rich Socratic debriefs.

The program had a strong impact. Instead of remembering financial terms, I had the chance to make mistakes and learn from them.

Participant, Kohler Power Group

Cornerstone Simulation

Business Challenge

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Description

A unique practice-based business acumen program for high-potential leaders

Audience

Hi-Potential Leaders, New Managers, Transitioning Directors new to finance

Cohort Size

12 to 40 people

Duration

Adaptable 20- to 30-hour curriculum over 4 to 6 weeks

Case Study Discussions

Small study group discussions on business and financial acumen topics

Fluent in Finance Coursework

Abilitie’s award-winning financial acumen course

Integration of Your Organization’s Finances

Leverage internal finance experts to tailor the program experience

Capstone

Cohorts come together to celebrate successes and look to the future

Learn More About The Building Business & Financial Acumen Program

We work with clients in interactive design workshops to find the right solution for you. Give us a call at (512) 593-8726 to schedule an exploratory conversation today.

Building Business and Financial Acumen L&D program participants
Facilitator working with participants in a Building Business and Financial Acumen program
Abilitie facilitator during a debrief session in Building Business and Financial Acumen
Rising leaders working together during the Building Business and Financial Acumen program
Employees engaged in Abilitie's Building Business and Financial Acumen program
An employee engaged in a business simulation during the Building Business and Financial Acumen program

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Programs

  • Rising Leader
  • Senior Leader
  • Becoming An Effective Manager
  • Building Business & Financial Acumen
  • Executing In Cross-Functional Environments
  • Creating Strategic Business Value
  • Leading Organizational Change

Simulations

  • Management Challenge
  • Business Challenge
  • Enterprise Challenge
  • Finance Challenge
  • Executive Challenge

Resources

  • Virtual Program Design
  • Certifications
  • Design Workshops
  • Fluent In Finance
  • Enterprise & Executive Summits

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  • Case Studies
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At Abilitie, we’ve been successfully running our award-winning, cohort-based leadership programs as virtual and hybrid learning experiences since 2015. Through our work with hundreds of global clients, we have learned the key factors that make a hybrid learning experience a success.

To help you make drive the biggest impact possible, we have distilled some of our best practices into a handy Hybrid Learning Guide, available here!

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