Linking Business Acumen To Business Sustainability

Past Programmes

26
Sep 2019

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Securities Commission Malaysia

10 CPE

MYR 950 *Fee is not inclusive of 8% SST

Linking Business Acumen To Business Sustainability

 

“If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business” ~ B.C. Forbes

Today’s managers operate in a globalised world with a rapidly changing and demanding business environment. Organisations are seeking leaders with business acumen to navigate these changes and successfully run business units.

Programme Objective
The aim of this programme is to provide participants with proper understanding of the organisation as an integrated business system and the skills needed in making a more informed business decisions, drive performance, analyse strategic context and develop winning strategies with the challenging economic conditions and competitive environment.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this programme, participants will be able to:

  1. Determine strategic, competitive and financial challenges facing organisations;
  2. Develop an enterprise-wide perspective to provide positive impact of each functional area of the organisation;
  3. Assess business opportunities by analysing the profitability potential and strategic impact of alternative options; and
  4. Display decisive and timely decision-making skills for implementation of business strategy

Competencies

Behavioural (Organisation Leadership) – Business Acumen, Strategic Thinking
Functional (Process Skills) – Sales and Marketing
Foundational (Product knowledge) – Capital Market Products

Target Audience

Individual 

Executives, managers from various industries, corporate strategy officers, business development executives

Institutions 

Investment and commercial banks Asset management companies, advisory firms, stockbroking firms and public listed companies.

8.30 am Registration
9.00 am Business Acumen: Fundamentals to Business Success

  • Understanding the market, business and business processes
  • Why business acumen matters to business success
  • The dimensions of business issues

 

10.30 am Coffee Break
10.15am Moving from Business Awareness to Strong Business Acumen

  • Understand the thought process behind business acumen
  • Risk taking and decisive decision making
  • Personal development and performance improvement
  • Strategic Leadership : Leading and Managing People

Strategic Awareness and Business Acumen

  • Developing winning strategies and business models
  • Knowing the business’s products and services
  • Linking finance parameters and risk management with business strategy
  • Selecting the right value chain component for your company

 

1.00 pm Lunch Break
2.00 pm Business Strategy Process Development

  • Recognising and  reacting to disruptive competition
  • Applying competitive analysis to direct and indirect competitors
  • Explore the essential elements needed to implement a strategic plan
  • Develop profit improvement strategies and planning for growth
  • Test new business models and strategies

 

3.30 pm Coffee Break
3.45 pm Strategy Implementation

  • Strategic execution: budgeting, forecasting and adjusting to reality
  • Realising the Strategies: Making them happen
  • Avoiding common pitfalls and planning traps and pitfalls by conducting a business strategy review

 

5.00 pm End of Programme

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