Why Attend? Apples & Oranges® Business & Financial Learning Help EVERYONE in your organization spend time and money in ways that will do the most good for your business. This business simulation helps employees acquire financial learning. Participants learn about business finance but more importantly see beyond the finance and think about how they can use company resources and procedures where they will achieve the greatest benefit. Co-Sponsors LCCC Center for Leadership & Workforce Development & Manufacturers Resource Center A Business Finance Workshop For Everyone March 1, 2018 9:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m. Irv Stern Partner Advantage Performance Group Facilitator Profile Irv Stern brings more than 30 years of consulng and facilitaon experience with clients across a broad range of industries. A seasoned business and financial acumen expert, he also helps organizaons improve business results in sales effecveness, strategy execuon, organizaonal change, and performance management. His global experience includes work in South America, Asia, and throughout Europe. Advantage Performance Group is a professional services firm dedicated to providing a connuous stream of creave learning and consulng soluons that equip individuals, teams, and organizaons to be the best at what they do. Apples & Oranges® Co-Sponsors
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Why Attend?
Apples & Oranges® Business & Financial Learning
Help EVERYONE in your
organization spend time and money in ways that will do the most good for your business.
This business simulation helps employees acquire financial
learning.
Participants learn about business finance but more
importantly see beyond the finance and think about how
they can use company resources and procedures where they will
achieve the greatest benefit.
Co-Sponsors
LCCC Center for Leadership
& Workforce Development
&
Manufacturers
Resource Center
A Business
Finance
Workshop
For Everyone
March 1, 2018
9:30 a.m.— 3:30 p.m.
Irv Stern Partner
Advantage Performance Group
Facilitator Profile
Irv Stern brings more than 30 years of
consulting and facilitation experience
with clients across a broad range of
industries. A seasoned business and
financial acumen expert, he also helps
organizations improve business
results in sales effectiveness, strategy
execution, organizational change, and
performance management. His global
experience includes work in South
America, Asia, and throughout
Europe.
Advantage Performance Group is a
professional services firm dedicated
to providing a continuous stream
of creative learning and consulting
solutions that equip individuals,
teams, and organizations to be the
best at what they do.
Apples &
Oranges®
Co-Sponsors
Apples & Oranges®
Think learning accounting is boring? Come try the “Pop & Wow Factor” of Apples & Oranges® to learn by doing.
Participants of all levels can gain new skills or build on prior experience to:
• Read and interpret financial statements.
• Identify critical elements affecting profitability.
• Analyze financial ratios and key performance indicators, and make priorities accordingly.
Key Results: Participants utilizing Apples & Oranges® concepts benefit by:
• Learning a basic business finance language and the logic of “how business works.”
• Understanding the meaning of working capital and how the use of assets affects profitability.
• Seeing how small changes in operations can significantly improve bottom line results.
• Understanding the meaning of value and business drivers and how to leverage effects of these.
Key Concepts • Key performance indicators
• Balance sheet, Cash Flow
• Profit and loss statement
• Working capital
• Operations efficiency
• Continuous improvement
Key Theme
Apples & Oranges® is a highly
interactive workshop designed to help companies achieve these
learning objectives:
• Understand the relationship between the balance sheet, the P&L, cash flow, and profitability.
• Make better decisions at the work team level to positively impact the organization.
• Equip managers and supervisors with the language to understand and explain financial business decisions.
• Create a common vision throughout the organization, building a shared baseline understanding of financial concepts and communicating key messages during times of organizational change.
Board Game format, high energy
simulations, and practical manufacturing scenarios blend to make this an