"commercial acumen" is a correct and usable phrase in written English. It refers to someone's ability to make wise and successful business decisions, showing a deep understanding of the market and the factors that drive it. Example: "As CEO of the company, John's strong commercial acumen helped guide the business through the economic downturn and lead it to record profits."
For Peale, commercial acumen was close to Godliness.
If not, candidates should show a keen interest in business and demonstrate sharp commercial acumen.
It goes hand-in-hand with the commercial acumen mantra – understand your clients' business.
"I think that it is short-sighted: commercial acumen encompasses more than just balance sheets.
But despite these moves, commercial acumen remains a scarce commodity in Whitehall.
Wouldn't we be better with a leader who balanced commercial acumen and a values-led approach?
Ultimately, we advise companies to look for leaders who have strategic, general management backgrounds; who can speak with authority on customer perspective, vision and strategy, and leadership and culture; but who also bring commercial and investment acumen.
Your technical skills may have got you to this stage in your career, but unless you have well-rounded commercial skills and business acumen, you are unlikely to progress further.
The project is intended to give graduates commercial, as well as design, acumen.
Their admiration for the pastorpreneurs is less for their moral rectitude than their business acumen, the same "commercial genius" that America has applied to films, computers and porn.
"Some leaders in the commercial sector have insufficient political acumen when supplying to the public sector," said one leader, adding that public services leaders should assist their private and third sector suppliers "and help navigate them through political waters" – a sense, perhaps that as far as dealing with politicians goes, all involved in public services really are in it together.
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