''Kevin R. Cope'' (born January 26, 1962) is an author and co-founder and

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of a company called Acumen Learning. He is the author of Seeing the Big Picture''.'' 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

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” and “to increase their

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”.

Career

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

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to found Acumen Learning, a

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

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

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

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, 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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