The skills and capabilities that constitute business acumen and the competitive advantage it gives Though I don’t follow football, I’ve been intrigued by the success Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney... read more →
30 June 2023, Basingstoke, UK: Elgood, specialists in the design, facilitation and creation of business simulation games, announces today a strategic partnership with Romanian based Trend Consult, a consulting company... read more →
Business Acumen is a combination of knowledge and skill informed by experience: knowledge about key business issues, the skill to apply that knowledge, and the confidence to take action informed... read more →
More and more businesses are turning to business games and simulations to create lasting behavioural change amongst their employees. Simulations and games are recognised as a safe way to help people... read more →
Business transformation won’t work if you don’t have a culture that backs it You can’t move for statistics on the numbers of companies that are discussing a business transformation as... read more →
Now, more than ever, there is a clear need for everyone to work smarter not harder and for everyone to work together as an effective team. Everyone needs to understand... read more →
Faced with re-purposing your existing resources to meet the challenges of tomorrow? Need an equitable process to ensure you are placing the right people in the right jobs? [video width="1280"... read more →
Are you about to face a business simulation as part of an assessment centres event for the first time? Then these tips from our assessors and previous candidates will help you... read more →
As we face a period of unprecedented change for all organisations there is a real need for both commercial acumen and business acumen throughout the organisation. Even before the pandemic,... read more →
Warwickshire County Council's radical approach to reassigning skill for future success Like most councils, Warwickshire County Council (WCC) faced the challenge of managing more complex social needs, including those associated... read more →
Business Simulation Design Process When you need to communicate new ideas or provide specialised training for your business, what’s the most effective way to meet your goals, and how can... read more →
10 Reasons to Use a Game in Your Learning Activities You have assessed the training need, identified the audience and outcomes required. Now you need to think about the best method... read more →
The Skills You Need to Conquer the Management and Leadership Challenges Ahead There are a number of significant changes facing UK businesses that will have a huge effect on how... read more →
I have spent the last eighteen years designing and using management games and business simulations to help organisations overcome the challenges they face. One of the questions I have been... read more →
Game design has become a valuable skill with increasing demand for games and simulations to address serious issues, hence the term serious games. Games come in many guises. Some are played purely for... read more →
In this white paper we explore three universal challenges every business faces and show how progressive intuitive teams can be nurtured through the use of effective experiential learning; learning by doing. Research... read more →
We are now six months into 2018 and I have noticed a trend emerging amongst our clients as they review their progress. You’d expect them to be all over profitability... read more →
The financial crisis prompted boardrooms to reevaluate their view of reputation and in particular the values and ethics that feed it. Since then the world has moved on, however, it’s... read more →
This White Paper discusses Ethics in Business Decision Making. An organisation is a collection of individuals and the way an organisation is perceived is a reflection of how the individuals... read more →
Recent news reports have once again brought into focus the problems for many organisations with a complex supply chain. The issues they face are now covered by regulation but is... read more →
Once an organisation has grown to encompass more than a handful of people it is important there are a clear set of values and an ethical decision-making process. This is... read more →
We believe ethical leadership should be at the heart of all organisations. When an organisation is created it should automatically commit to behaving ethically and this commitment should be embodied... read more →
There is high demand for businesses to build an ethical culture that permeates the strategy of the company. There is informal pressure from organisations offering impromptu reviews, think Trip Advisor... read more →
“Commercial awareness could be summed up as an interest in business and an understanding of the wider environment in which an organisation operates: its customers, competitors and suppliers. “It might... read more →
It is a simple premise. A great strategy backed up by poor communication results in confusion and wasted resources and it’s something I encounter regularly. Last week I was privy... read more →
Organisational change is ubiquitous. According to the CIPD, “All organisations are in flux: changing their focus, expanding or contracting their activities and rethinking their products and services.” Changes can be... read more →
I believe knowing how your employer’s organisation works and understanding how you contribute to the success of the business is fundamental. Business Acumen skills should be up there with the basic management... read more →
I believe it is really important for leaders to fully understand the trading environment their organisation operates in to compete profitably. Leaders must be able to read the market and... read more →
Organisations are facing increasing challenges with poor productivity, low consumer confidence, economic and political uncertainty. It is crucial in such situations that organisations invest in increasing the level of business... read more →
If you believe the reviews then Netflix’s new series Altered Carbon will, to quote one critic, ‘blow your mind’. It’s a futuristic plot with artificial intelligence at the heart of... read more →
Introduction I believe it is really important for leaders to fully understand the trading environment their organisation operates in to compete profitably. Leaders must be able to read the market... read more →
Business Values This month’s issue of Economia, from the ICAEW, tackles the subject of trust, one that should be high on every CEO’s agenda. Christine Elgood, director of Elgood Learning,... read more →
The leadership and management skill you need to conquer the challenge ahead! Introduction There are a number of significant changes facing UK businesses that will have a huge effect on... read more →
Constructively Disruptive? In 1997 I found myself employed by a large, corporate organisation doing a role I was able to do, but which didn’t give me the scope I needed... read more →
Designing Management Games Management Games are played for a variety of reasons. Many games are played purely for entertainment and are about the fully immersive experience, whereas games that deliver some... read more →
I have spent the last eighteen years designing and using management games and business simulations to help organisations overcome the challenges they face. One of the questions I have been... read more →
Customer Experience Training Collaboration Opportunity Would your organisation like the opportunity to collaborate in the design of a business simulation game to enhance customer experience? Working in partnership Clarity CX... read more →
The only thing we know for sure is that agile leaders who are comfortable with ambiguity will be key to organisational survival, writes Christine Elgood A recent Institute of Directors survey found... read more →
Using a Business Simulation Game at Newham to assess Commercial Awareness, identify areas for development and build competency. Since 2010/2011 the London Borough of Newham has faced annual funding cuts... read more →
Brexit: What’s the game plan? Christine Elgood, managing director of Elgood Effective Learning, thinks leaders need to get back to playing games if they are to ride out Brexit with... read more →
At this time of year schools and universities disgorge their students. Set free to join the world of work. Unless a person signs up for an apprenticeship scheme this might... read more →
I am really interested in the impact artificial intelligence will have on the future of work. I am interested on a personal level but also at a wider level. It... read more →
Most organisations would claim they have a business strategy, but is it a living, breathing guide for decision making or a piece of paper no-one looks at? If it is... read more →
Great event run for a major UK retailer, while the store was having a refit. The Lawn Trimmers business... read more →
I regularly read articles which discuss explicitly or implicitly how training improves the performance of individuals, teams and whole organisations. Some of them offer good, solid evidence and I will... read more →
Tamara Eberle of Traction Strategy, a customer of Elgood Effective Learning, recounts Jonathon Strangeways Canadian Road Trip. What to do a Road Trip with Co-Workers A recent leadership team retreat we... read more →
Caryn Bedford, Talent Development Lead of Peckham Inc describe their us of the Planning Game in Leadership Development. We had a great time using the Planning Game! We recently created... read more →
... how can you avoid being the next VW? Organisations are complex and failure is less often the result of one ‘bad egg’’ and more often the result of a... read more →
The University of Kent in Canterbury has been employing Elgood business simulations to build practical experience of decision-making and problem-solving into its vocational courses. Both the post-graduate Finance, Investment and... read more →
P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) is one of the world's leading providers of point-to-point container shipping services. To support this core business, it also offers a range of value-added logistics services, from... read more →
Business simulations reinforce Schindler’s talent development. Schindler, the elevator and escalator company, is a worldwide operation, whose products move more than 700 million people every day. As part of its... read more →
When you think of an actuary*, who do you think of? You might think of someone preoccupied with numbers, probability and risk, but not necessarily a business focused person. The... read more →
Business Challenge for the University of Law. University of Law students spent the evening getting to grips with the business simulation Lawn Trimmers. The students formed teams to run a company... read more →
This quarter’s white paper explores three universal challenges every business faces. Breaking down silos. Viewing compliance as an enabler, not a hurdle. Improving sales performance through shared learning experiences. It... read more →
Chris Elgood, Emeritus Director offers a link between current business issues and the use of simulations as a tool for learning and development (building capability through simulations). His subject in this... read more →
Roger Bevan, a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, one of our associates, has written for The Actuary magazine about widening the ethics debate and how actuaries play... read more →
The Way Forward (Remote facilitation) The Business Awareness Module The Business Awareness (Business Acumen) module helps actuaries understand: The business environment in which they will be working. How to tackle... read more →
Business simulation transforms Oracle Sales Managers When Oracle, the world's largest enterprise software company, wanted to implement a complete training package for their sales managers across Europe, the Middle East... read more →
Law Students get down to business. Elgood Effective Learning delivers practical commercial awareness training to students at the Birmingham College of Law (now the University of law) In an increasingly competitive marketplace,... read more →
You won't be BAMboozled. Since June 2004, new student Actuaries have been required to complete the business awareness module (BAM). A business game, the Way Forward, where your team takes control... read more →