Written by Nikolai from Income|Outcome Developing strong business acumen and financial literacy in leadership candidates can be a challenge for any business. Identifying when those candidates are ready to be promoted to the next level is even harder. When talent … Read More
Normally our prospective clients are happy with the range of products we offer for teaching business acumen: five levels of program to choose from, multiple industry models, and a dozen languages. And we end our workshops with a module that … Read More
In 2001 Eliza and I went to Kitwe in the Copper Belt area of Zambia, to run Income/Outcome workshops for Chambishi Metals and to license them to do their own training. We ran a ‘Finance For Everyone’ (Level 2) workshop … Read More
An Open Letter to MBA and EMBA Faculty and Administrators: Your students make a significant financial investment to attend your program. But even more importantly, they are investing their time during the most crucial point of their careers. They want … Read More
This is becoming a recurring theme for us, in both the academic and corporate sectors; and our experience highlights the value of using a business simulation as a tool for finance skills training. At Coles College of Business, Dr. Alison … Read More
I would like to focus about the nature of the Israeli people and their business managers. You may say that Israel’s people, and Israeli managers, are constant arguers, bad planners, not good listeners etc. However they are also talented, practical, quick learners and flexible; born of long years … Read More
Guest Writer: Maria Chow (Spark Asia): Asia is a high-growth region with great potentials for a training programme like Income/Outcome. It is however extremely diverse – cultural/work practices as well as languages vary from country to country. Today, I would … Read More
Going through an Income/Outcome workshop provides a number of business competencies including the ability to read and visualize financial statements. You will make better decisions. In the simulation, you learn to use game board itself as a mental checklist for … Read More
There are two fundamentally different approaches to looking at developing ‘business understanding’ using a business game. Thinking inside the box: You can get a Hosted ELK service and develop a personalized model of the business. Consultants come in and ask … Read More
In choosing a business game or business simulation for learning purposes, whether in a corporate or academic environment, the first question should be “Computer-based or board-game?” There are advantages and disadvantages to each. Essentially, the computer-based simulation can be more … Read More