''Kevin R. Cope'' (born January 26, 1962) is an author and co-founder and CEO of a company called Acumen Learning. He is the author of

Seeing the Big Picture ''Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career, and Company'' is a self-help book published in March 2012 by Greenleaf Book Group. Written by the founder of Acumen Learning, Kevin R. Cope, it is a covers the topic of ...

''.'' At Acumen Learning, he developed the Five Business Drivers model (Cash, Profit, Assets, Growth, and People). The model’s stated goal is “to help companies to improve

employee engagement Employee engagement is a fundamental concept in the effort to understand and describe, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the nature of the relationship between an organization and its employees. An "engaged employee" is defined as one who i ...

” and “to increase their

business acumen Business acumen, also known as business savviness, business sense and business understanding, is keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a business situation (risks and opportunities) in a manner that is likely to lead to a good ...

”.

Career

In 2002, Cope partnered with Stephen M.R. Covey and

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to found Acumen Learning, a

leadership training Leadership development is the process which helps expand the capacity of individuals to perform in leadership roles within organizations. Leadership roles are those that facilitate execution of an organization's strategy through building alignment ...

company. At Acumen Learning, Cope developed the Five Business Drivers model, which has been implemented by 18 of the Fortune 50 and is used to train more than 30,000 people in more than 30 countries annually. In 2011, Acumen Learning was ranked No. 1631 on the Inc. 5000 and in 2012, it received the Business of the Year Award from ISA – The Association of Learning Providers. On March 4, 2012, Cope published '' Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility, Career, and Company'', which reached fourth place on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller List,"Hardcover Advice & Misc. – New York Times"
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The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

''. March 28, 2012. the first place on ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'' Best Seller List, and the first place on ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' Best Seller List. He has also contributed articles to

Fast Company ''Fast Company'' is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design. It publishes six print issues per year. History ''Fast Company'' was launched in November 1995 by Alan Web ...

Chief Executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

, TLNT, and Training Magazine.

Published works

Books

* 2012: '' Seeing the Big Picture: Business Acumen to Build Your Credibility Career and Company''

Articles

Two Vital Steps For Fixing Your Employee Engagement Problem
(''Fast Company'', December 2014)
What Business Acumen Can Do For You
(''Training Magazine'', June 2012)
How to See The Big Picture, Without Losing Sight of The Details
(''Chief Executive'', February 2012)
Employees: The Best Companies Know They're the Foundation of Success
(''TLNT'', February 2012)

References

External links

Kevin Cope – Official Website

Acumen Learning Official Website
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