The one-page financial map
A visual overview that connects revenue, cost structure, assets, liabilities and cash into one simple picture that can be explained in minutes.
12-week financial analysis journey for leaders
How the Psikoaktifpartner Finance Academy program actually unfolds.
This page walks you through the full structure of the program: what happens in each phase, how the weekly rhythm works, and what kind of work you will do between sessions.
The program is designed for people who run teams and companies. It respects your time, while stretching the way you think about profit, cash and risk in your business.
Program at a glance
- 12 live online labs with guided exercises and discussion.
- Structured reflection prompts and worksheets between sessions.
- Optional 1:1 conversations at key points of the journey.
- Examples and cases based on Italian and European businesses.
Phase 1
Understanding where the business really stands today.
Phase 2
Working with margins, cash and pressure points.
Phase 3
Designing decisions and communicating them clearly.
Who the program is designed for – and what you walk away with.
The program is aimed at people who are ultimately accountable for the health of a business, not just for one spreadsheet. You may already read basic reports, but want a deeper, calmer understanding of what the numbers are really saying.
Typical participants
- Founders and owners of growing businesses.
- CEOs and general managers with P&L responsibility.
- Leaders of business units inside larger groups.
Outcomes you can expect
- A clear picture of how profit, cash and risk interact in your business.
- A small set of financial views that you can reuse every month.
- A more confident voice when talking to banks, boards and advisors.
The program does not turn you into an accountant or investment advisor. It helps you become a stronger leader of financial conversations inside and around your company.
A cohort built for honest, practical discussion
Groups are intentionally small and diverse. You learn from the facilitator and from the way other leaders work with their numbers and constraints.
We ask all participants to keep what is shared in the cohort confidential and to use simplified or
anonymised data in group conversations.
The 12-week journey, phase by phase.
The program follows three phases. Each phase builds on the previous one, so that by week twelve you can describe your financial reality and your planned decisions in a simple, coherent way.
Under each phase you will see the typical themes explored, the kind of exercises you complete and the questions you will bring back to your company.
Phase 1 · Weeks 1–4
Seeing the business as one financial system.
- Mapping how money enters, moves through and leaves your business today.
- Reading your profit and loss statement without getting lost in line items.
- Linking assets, liabilities and equity to concrete decisions you already made.
By the end of week 4 you have a simple but honest financial map that you can refine with your finance team.
Phase 2 · Weeks 5–8
Working with margins, cash and pressure points.
- Understanding which products, clients and channels actually support healthy margins.
- Seeing how stock, receivables and payables combine into working capital.
- Exploring scenarios where costs or payment delays increase faster than revenue.
At this point you can explain where your business is fragile and where it is surprisingly resilient.
Phase 3 · Weeks 9–12
Designing and communicating financial decisions.
- Building simple scenarios for investments, hiring or restructuring.
- Turning those scenarios into narratives that can be challenged and refined.
- Preparing for conversations with boards, banks and key partners.
The final sessions are dedicated to your own decision stories, not generic case studies.
The program is educational in nature. It does not provide personalised recommendations on investments,
taxation, accounting or law. You will be encouraged to bring the insights you develop here into conversations
with your own professional advisors.
The weekly rhythm: lab, practice, conversation.
The program is built around a simple pattern that repeats every week. This rhythm is what makes the learning sustainable next to a demanding leadership role.
Lab
90 minutes of guided work on one theme, using a concrete case and live exercises in a small group.
Practice
A short worksheet where you apply the same thinking to your own business, usually 30–45 minutes.
Conversation
One focused discussion with a colleague, co-owner or advisor using specific questions from the lab.
The exact time of the live lab is agreed with each cohort in advance. All sessions are delivered online and recorded for later review.
A week in the life of a participant
- Early in the week you join the lab and explore a new theme with the group.
- Mid-week you complete a practical worksheet using simplified numbers from your own company.
- Before the next lab you bring one small question or insight into a conversation with your team or advisor.
Core learning modules inside the program.
These modules are not standalone courses. They are recurring themes you will meet throughout the journey, from different angles and with increasingly complex examples.
You will receive simple one-page summaries for each module, which you can reuse in your own internal meetings after the program.
Margins that actually matter
Ways to see beyond averages and understand which segments, clients and channels are truly sustaining your profitability.
Working capital as a living system
Understanding how stock, receivables and payables move together, and how small behavioural changes free up cash.
Early signals of financial stress
A checklist of warning signs that show up in financial and operational data long before a crisis.
Decision scenarios and narratives
Simple structures for framing options, assumptions and numbers so that others can respond constructively instead of defensively.
Financial conversations in leadership teams
Approaches for bringing financial thinking into team meetings without overwhelming colleagues with detail or jargon.
Program formats: choose a pace that matches your reality.
All formats follow the same twelve-week structure and core modules. The difference lies in group size, level of personal support and how much you want to involve your internal team.
Cohort
A small group of leaders from different sectors. Ideal if you value diverse perspectives and shared learning.
Executive circle
More intimate groups with additional 1:1 touchpoints. Suitable when your context is complex or sensitive.
Team format
A dedicated cohort for your leadership team, with exercises tailored to your internal structure.
We select participants carefully to protect the quality of the group. If we feel the program is not the
right fit at this time, we will explain why and, where possible, suggest alternative directions.
What kind of work you will actually do.
The academy is not about collecting slides. It is a working environment where you gradually construct your own understanding of the business, using real numbers, narratives and questions.
- Short written reflections that link each session to a decision you are currently facing.
- Simple, custom tables and charts built from your own data rather than pre-built models.
- Structured conversations with colleagues, where you introduce new ways of looking at the numbers.
- Drafting and refining short narratives for key decisions, which you can later present internally.
You retain all your own worksheets and notes. Many participants continue using them as a personal decision notebook after the program ends.
Is this the right moment for you to join?
A quick conversation is usually enough to see whether the program matches your priorities, timing and internal context.
- You sense that financial complexity is growing faster than your understanding.
- You are preparing for a significant decision: expansion, investment, succession or restructuring.
- You want a more grounded way to talk about numbers with your team, board or bank.
Reaching out does not commit you to join. It simply opens a conversation about whether this is the right program at the right time for you.