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What Learning to Code Taught Me About Leadership Click to view What Learning to Code Taught Me About Leadership
I recently came across a set of notes I wrote in 2023 while teaching myself to code at age 54. I never turned them into anything at the time. But rereading them now, two years later, I realized how much they taught me about learning, leadership, and persistence. Here’s what I...
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Leading Through AI: Managing the Business, People, and Tech Systems Click to view Leading Through AI: Managing the Business, People, and Tech Systems
Editor’s Note:This post grew out of a recent team conversation exploring the long-standing conceptual model of “Business System Over People System” introduced by Nick Noyes (read more about that in"The People System: Your Hidden Strategic Engine") and how the arrival of...
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The People System: Your Hidden Strategic Engine Click to view The People System: Your Hidden Strategic Engine
Editor’s Note: This post draws from a recent recorded conversation among longtime Insight Experience team members reflecting on a simple but powerful model first introduced by co-founder Nick Noyes. What began as a visual metaphor has evolved into a way of thinking about...
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Thank a LeaderThank a Leader
At Insight Experience, we work to help business leaders grow and enable their organizations do great things. The...

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Much has been written—and will continue to be—about the importance of leadership communication in times of uncertainty...

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Let’s face it: Most leaders learn their craft largely through apprenticeship. Talent Management and Leadership...

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COVID-19 has challenged us all to be flexible and adaptable at an amazing rate of speed. Business forecasts that...

Amanda Young Hickman
Jun 1, 2020
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Leading in the weeks and months of Coronavirus disruptionLeading in the weeks and months of Coronavirus disruption
The last several days have been a whipsaw of adjustment for leaders and teams in organizations around the globe. The...

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Mar 19, 2020
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Six Tips for Effective Communication Amid Coronavirus UncertaintySix Tips for Effective Communication Amid Coronavirus Uncertainty
We are living through a case study of crisis management for leaders. The coronavirus may have limited or may have...

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Mar 12, 2020
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The Unexpected Results from Highly Effective Leadership DevelopmentThe Unexpected Results from Highly Effective Leadership Development
Leadership development is a big investment for any organization — one that’s only worthwhile if there is a substantial...

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Feb 22, 2019
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4 Simple Ways to Customize Your Leadership Development4 Simple Ways to Customize Your Leadership Development
Customized leadership development inherently has a higher impact on leaders and organizational results. Because...

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Jan 8, 2019
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Making Learning Last — Increasing Leadership Development ROIMaking Learning Last — Increasing Leadership Development ROI
The Institute for Corporate Productivity recently completed a case study about Ford Motor Company’s Global Executive...

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