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Biography

Kevin R. Cope (born January 26, 1962) is the author of Seeing the Big Picture. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Acumen Learning, where he developed the Five Business Drivers model (Cash, Profit, Assets, Growth, and People), which was designed to help companies to improve employee engagement and to increase their business acumen.

In 2002, Cope partnered with Stephen M.R. Covey and Ram Charan to found Acumen Learning, a leadership training 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 No. 4 on the New York Times Best Seller List, No. 1 on The Wall Street Journal Best Seller List, and No. 1 on USA Today Best Seller List. He has also contributed articles to Fast Company, Chief Executive, TLNT, and Training Magazine.