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How to Develop an Enterprise Mindset: 5 Behaviors Every Leader Needs Click to view How to Develop an Enterprise Mindset: 5 Behaviors Every Leader Needs
A core leadership challenge has emerged across multiple clients this year: how to move leaders from optimizing for their own team or function to owning outcomes for the whole enterprise.
When tailoring or developing new business simulations, we talk to many leaders across our...
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Insight Experience Named to 2026 Training Industry Top 20 Experiential Learning Technologies Click to view Insight Experience Named to 2026 Training Industry Top 20 Experiential Learning Technologies
We're thrilled to share that Insight Experience has been named to the 2026 Training Industry Top 20 Experiential Learning Technologies Companies list for the second year in a row. This recognition places us among an elite group of providers shaping the future of immersive...
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Enterprise Leadership: Why Seeing the Big Picture Matters Click to view Enterprise Leadership: Why Seeing the Big Picture Matters
Among the many benefits of simulation-based learning is the opportunity to immerse learners into a role senior to them and to which they aspire. This presents leaders with new opportunities, challenges, and responsibilities they may not encounter in their current role but will...
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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
All leaders grow at their own pace, shaped by their strengths, opportunities and the situations they face. What's...
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
Editor's Note: This post was updated in 2026. Developing leaders takes more than a one-size-fits-all process. Leaders...
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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