Commercial Impact – Skills for Business

Course overview

This course is your gateway to business excellence. Designed for a diverse range of professionals eager to elevate their strategic thinking. No MBA is required—just bring your determination, an open mind, and a passion for commercial excellence. Whether you're an emerging talent or a seasoned professional, if you're committed to sharpening your business acumen and becoming an indispensable asset to your organisation, this course is your next strategic move.

This comprehensive program focuses on five key areas:

• Commercial Awareness - Develop a keen understanding of the factors that influence business performance. Learn to identify market trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics that shape commercial decisions.

• The Business Environment - Gain insights into the external forces that impact businesses. Enhance your ability to anticipate changes and position your organisation proactively.

• Financial Acumen - Acquire the skills to interpret financial data, assess the financial health of a business, and make decisions that positively impact the bottom line.

• Strategy and Business Operations - Explore the interplay between strategic planning and day-to-day operations. Learn to align operational activities with overarching business goals and optimise processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

• Developing a Commercial Mindset - Shift from a narrow functional view to a holistic business perspective that considers the implications of decisions across the organisation.

Course benefits

Developing individuals to have a commercial mindset will help develop high performing teams that employ a critical thinking mindset within the business. Individuals will further develop the ability to think outside their own area of the business and start to see the bigger picture. Ultimately, investing in commercial acumen equips businesses with a formidable competitive advantage – a workforce primed to navigate challenges, seize opportunities, and propel the organisation toward sustained success in all areas.

Please note

Two days classroom followed by a Virtual Peer Group Coaching session (4 weeks after the course)