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Use business terms and concepts when communicating.
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Analyze data to verify accuracy of conclusions.
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Prepare reports for decision-making and regulatory compliance.
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Explain the financial concepts used in making business decisions.
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Use effective communication skills to promote respect, trust and relationships.
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Practice active listening to enhance the ability to get a clear understanding of difficult situations.
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Involve others in the decision making process which helps to improve worker morale.
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Practice an awareness of ethical and social responsibilities to multi-cultural, team-oriented, rapidly changing environments.
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Utilize information by applying a variety of business and industry standard software and hardware to major business functions (e.g., marketing, accounting, and human resource management).
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Select and use appropriate resources to collect business data that will ultimately translate into information for decision making.
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Explain the distribution concepts and processes needed to move, store, locate, and transfer ownership of goods or services.
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Apply pricing concepts and strategies to maximize return on investment and that meet the customers’ perceptions of value.
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Use the marketing information management concepts, systems, and tools needed to obtain, evaluate, and disseminate information for use in making marketing decisions.
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Analyze client needs and desires and make marketing recommendations regarding business decisions.
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Develop, maintain, and improve a product or service mix in response to market opportunities by applying product and service management concepts and processes.
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Practice critical and creative thinking to improve the decision making process.
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Use appropriate leadership skills and styles to maximize employee productivity.
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Conduct research to identify new business trends and customer needs.
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Identify customer satisfaction as the ultimate goal.
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Use quantitative measurements to solve business problems related to payroll, taxes, percentages, future value of money and to be able to make better business decisions.
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Use knowledge gained in general education courses to advance their ability to get a job or move on to a four-year college.
