Prioritizing Business Acumen

HR wants a seat at the table, and developing business acumen training is the first step. Hear Jason Reed of Paradigm Learning define, describe, and make the case for “business acumen” as an HR priority, in this excerpt from an HCI Original Podcast (see full version here).

• Acumen is the ability to make good judgments in a particular domain.
• Unrivaled access to data has resulted in a premium being placed on business acumen: a growing requirement to get the story behind the numbers and make intellectual connections.
• To demonstrate business acumen, make credible business cases and think critically in a way that leaders in other functions can understand and appreciate.