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The Perspective of Experience: 25 Years of Leadership Lessons Click to view The Perspective of Experience: 25 Years of Leadership Lessons
Insight Experience turns 25 this year. That means we have spent a quarter century with an extraordinary opportunity to observe the pressures and rewards of corporate leadership and to learn from leaders across hundreds of clients.
Our business simulation experiences focus on...
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Developing New Leaders
Practical Tips for New Leaders: 5 Lessons I've Learned Click to view Practical Tips for New Leaders: 5 Lessons I've Learned
Note: This is a post in the Practical Tips for New Leaders series. For more tips, learn about running effective meetings, working with senior leaders, and writing a strong email.
I’ve held formal leadership roles for four years, and I’m preparing to take responsibility for a...
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From Burnout to AI: The 5 Leadership Questions That Defined 2025 Click to view From Burnout to AI: The 5 Leadership Questions That Defined 2025
Instead of ending the year with a list of “top posts,” we wanted to do something more useful: look across everything we wrote in 2025 and ask a simple question:
What were leaders really trying to figure out this year?
Across articles on AI, burnout, leading through change,...
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Leadership Express Sims: Interactive Learning in a 2-4 Hour FormatLeadership Express Sims: Interactive Learning in a 2-4 Hour Format
Business simulations bring complex ideas to life. Simulations enable adult learning because they engage learners in...
Amanda Young Hickman
Nov 10, 2023
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Business Simulations: The Challenge Leaders NeedBusiness Simulations: The Challenge Leaders Need
Ed. Note: This post was originally published in 2022 and has been updated for 2025. Have you been through a simulation...
Amanda Young Hickman
Feb 8, 2022
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The ART of Connection in Leadership DevelopmentThe ART of Connection in Leadership Development
Connection is the core of effective leadership development.
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 11, 2022
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Insight Experience: Best of 2021Insight Experience: Best of 2021
Throughout the year at our blog, we share practical leadership tips and observations. The “greatest hits” of the year...
Amanda Young Hickman
Dec 21, 2021
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The ART of Leadership DevelopmentThe ART of Leadership Development
Developing leaders is not a simple, one-size-fits-all process. Leaders have different styles, strengths, and...
Amanda Young Hickman
Nov 3, 2021
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Large Scale Meeting? Large Scale Learning!Large Scale Meeting? Large Scale Learning!
Most of our clients use business simulations in virtual or classroom settings. Groups of 15 or 25 or even 50 are the...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jun 24, 2021
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What Is Empathetic Leadership?What Is Empathetic Leadership?
Empathy is simply defined as the ability to identify with others and be aware of their thoughts and feelings....
Amanda Young Hickman
Mar 2, 2021
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Powerful Communication Opportunities Most Leaders MissPowerful Communication Opportunities Most Leaders Miss
Employees pay an extraordinary amount of attention to what we do in the moment. What we communicate when we aren’t...
Amanda Young Hickman
Feb 23, 2021
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The Overlooked Drivers of Leadership Development ROIThe Overlooked Drivers of Leadership Development ROI
We often measure only a narrow slice of what effective leadership delivers. Organizations don’t measure three...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 12, 2021
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