Improving Business Acumen

In today’s fast-paced working environment, it’s important to be able to effectively plan and make decisions. The tools in this section will help managers brush up on essential business knowledge.

Webinars: Various SkillPath Webinars
Increasing Your Credibility and Influence at Work

Programs: Ohio Certified Public Managers Program
Ohio Project Management Training
Ohio Passport to Learning Program
Management Advancement for the Public Service Program

Books: The Achiever's Profile: 100 Questions and Answers to Sharpen Your Executive Instincts Author: Allan Cox
Building Business Acumen for Trainers: Skills to Empower the Learning Function Author: Ajay M. Pangarkar, Teresa Kirkwood, Tom Bunzel, Terrance L. Gargiulo
The Practice of Management* Author: Peter F. Drucker
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Author: Bryson, John M.

Classes: MGT 191 Workshop in Management
HRM 520 Human Resource Management—online course (availability varies)

Electronic The One Minute Manager--Sound Recording (CD) *
Resources: Self Leadership and the One Minute Manager -Electronic book *

Webinars: Finance 101 For Non-Financial Managers
How to Develop & Administer a Budget

Classes: FIN 240 Financial Management

Online: Ohio University Policy and Procedure Manual
Recently Revised Policies
Faculty Handbook

*These resources are free of charge.