We need to know its terminology and how to keep score. A business succeeds when everyone in that business understands how it works and how to contribute to its success. Every day each of us makes decisions at work. Some are big, some are small, but altogether it's those decisions that create company performance. Machines can't decide, only people can.
Every decision is ultimately a business decision because it affects the business.
The more we know about business, the better we can do our jobs and the better our decisions will be. Work is more interesting when we know more about our business and can relate our actions to the bigger picture. Organizations are linked through communications. To communicate, we must share the same language. We must understand the terms we are using.