Business Skills Courses

Training for Technical and Specialized Professionals

ESI Business Skills courses provide technical and specialized professionals with the relevant, practical business skills they need to align projects with broader organizational objectives. Develop a "business mindset" and improve interpersonal business skills, business communication skills, critical business thinking skills and problem solving skills.

For many people, there is an undeniable gap between technical, specialized skills and “business skills.” As many organizations have found, specialized or technically based professionals often make ideal business managers. Without the right level of business skills, technical professionals cannot be completely effective.

Core Business Skill Courses

All Core Business Skills Courses

Electives

All Business Skills Electives

What Can Business Skills Courses Do For You?

ESI’s Business Skills courses are designed to help professionals like you gain critical business knowledge and insight to help you work smarter than ever before. You’ll learn to:

Further develop critical thinking skills and apply them to your decision-making and project execution
Communicate effectively with internal stakeholders, customers and non-technical audiences
Develop the business acumen needed to manage projects effectively in today’s complex global environment
Incorporate different business perspectives as you work toward desired outcomes
Use a structured process to identify and analyze problems and opportunities, as well as successful solutions
Understand how financial information is used and interpreted and how it impacts decisions