This course is designed to help finance professionals deepen their business understanding and market knowledge to thrive in strategic roles. You’ll explore how your organisation, industry, and market operate—gaining insights into the forces that shape business decisions. With a strong focus on business acumen, you’ll learn to track market trends, analyse competitors, and connect financial decisions to strategic priorities. By the end of this module, you’ll be equipped to translate data into actionable insights and contribute more effectively to your organisation’s growth and success.
Team Development 16 – Commercial Mindset
Overview
Learning Objectives:
After completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the business levers that drive performance
- Make effective and informad decisions
- Build a cross-firm network
- Think strategically
Lessons:
Lesson 1: Commercial Mindset: Overview
This overview introduces the importance of a commercial mindset in finance, shares insights from CFOs, and offers practical tips to build commercial awareness into your daily role.
Lesson 2: Understand the Business
Learn how to better understand your business by engaging cross-functionally, analyzing data, and building relationships to support smarter, more impactful decisions.
Lesson 3: Develop Market Knowledge
Learn how to use market insights to guide smarter decisions and strengthen your strategic value.
Lesson 4: Business Acumen
You’ll sharpen your strategic thinking, communication, and alignment of financial decisions with business goals—enhancing your impact across the organization.
Lesson 5: Identify Business Levers
Learn how to identify key business drivers, measure impact with the right KPIs, and understand market forces to support smarter financial decisions.
Lesson 6: Informed Decision-Maker
Sharpen your decision-making by learning to gather facts, use data, and make informed choices that drive impact.
Lesson 7: Cross-Firm Network
Learn how to build and maintain a strong cross-firm network that enhances collaboration, opens opportunities, and supports your long-term career growth.
Lesson 8: Strategic Thinker
This section helps you develop strategic thinking skills and position yourself as a trusted advisor—ensuring your insights are heard and valued beyond the numbers.
Additional Information
CPE Credit/CPD Hours: 6.4
Field of Study: Management Services
No prerequisite knowledge is required to be successful in this course.
No advance preparation is required.
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: QAS Self Study
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