{"id":8484,"date":"2022-10-13T15:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hcc.icappeoplesolutions.com\/our-solutions\/certifications-skill-development\/total-rewards-management-certification-2\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T12:03:22","slug":"business-acumen-for-compensation-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hcc.icappeoplesolutions.com\/en\/our-solutions\/certifications-skill-development\/business-acumen-for-compensation-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Acumen for Compensation Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
What You Will Learn <\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • Learn key business acumen skills, behaviors and competencies.<\/li>\n
  • Understand, evaluate, and articulate the relationship between compensation and business outcomes.<\/li>\n
  • Grasp essential financial concepts, such as common profit measures and metrics.<\/li>\n
  • See your business operations through the prisms of competitive strategies, market position, allowances, and business life cycles.<\/li>\n
  • Evaluate your business on key performance indicators and see tools and approaches for evaluation.<\/li>\n
  • See the relationship between the compensation plan and the organization\u2019s bottom line.<\/li>\n
  • Boost your communication skills and learn to engage in discussions with peers from other business areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Who Will Benefit from This Course?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This course is ideal for HR and compensation professionals who want to boost their business acumen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Course Synopsis<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boost your business acumen, gain the skills essential for strong decision-making and move your performance and career forward with the skills acquired in this course.<\/p>\n

You will gain a broader perspective on your company\u2019s operations, learn key finance concepts, see the nuances of how the business works internally and externally, and spot trends that shape future success.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Course Topics<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Introduction to Business Acumen<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • What is acumen?<\/li>\n
  • Key competencies for compensation professionals<\/li>\n
  • Business acumen skills and behaviors<\/li>\n
  • The importance of business acumen<\/li>\n
  • Business acumen for the compensation professional<\/li>\n
  • Strengthening your business acumen \u2014checklist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Business Basics: Purpose, Strategy,\u00a0<\/strong>Position<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Why organizations are in business<\/li>\n
    • Competitive strategy<\/li>\n
    • Market position<\/li>\n
    • Business lifecycle<\/li>\n
    • Linking the business strategy and the compensation strategy<\/li>\n
    • Business basics \u2014checklist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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Financial Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n
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  • Why organizations use financial reports<\/li>\n
  • Types of financial reports<\/li>\n
  • Proxy and Definitive 14A<\/li>\n
  • Types of financial statements<\/li>\n
  • Sources of capital<\/li>\n
  • Market metrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Financial Concepts and <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Evaluating the organization\u2019s financial state<\/li>\n
    • Forecasting<\/li>\n
    • Forecasting questions<\/li>\n
    • Business analytics<\/li>\n
    • Strategic analysis<\/li>\n
    • Data analysis<\/li>\n
    • Key performance indicators<\/li>\n
    • Other performance metrics<\/li>\n
    • Budgeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Communication Considerations <\/strong><\/p>\n

and Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Alignment of the compensation strategy<\/li>\n
  • Qualitative and quantitative data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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