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Owning Your Career: A Leadership Perspective Click to view Owning Your Career: A Leadership Perspective
Career development isn’t handed to you. It’s something you take charge of. But what does it really mean to “own” your career? And how does leadership, both from the individual and the managerial side, help make that possible?
In this post, Insight Experience co-founder Nick...
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Saying “Not Now” to Leadership Development? Think Again. Click to view Saying “Not Now” to Leadership Development? Think Again.
Developing strong leaders is one of the most powerful levers an organization can pull. Strong leaders accelerate strategy, inspire teams, and build cultures that adapt and thrive. While few question the value of leadership development, prioritizing it amid competing demands is...
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3 Must-Reads on Executing Strategy Click to view 3 Must-Reads on Executing Strategy
Strategy execution is where even the best-laid plans often fall short. Turning vision into results takes prioritization, clarity, leadership, and the agility to adapt along the way. At Insight Experience, we’ve worked with leaders across industries who face the same core...
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How to Foster a Culture of Leadership DevelopmentHow to Foster a Culture of Leadership Development
What is a culture of leadership development? It’s a culture where leaders are intentional about leadership growth all...

Amanda Young Hickman
Jun 28, 2018
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Leading in a post-acquisition environmentLeading in a post-acquisition environment
CHALLENGE Our client recently closed an acquisition of a company larger in size, with largely complementary...

Amanda Young Hickman
Oct 17, 2017
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Make learning last—increasing development ROIMake learning last—increasing development ROI
The Institute for Corporate Productivity recently completed a case study about Ford Motor Company’s Global Executive...

Amanda Young Hickman
Sep 6, 2017
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Why 70/20/10 learning doesn’t work as well as it couldWhy 70/20/10 learning doesn’t work as well as it could
The 70/20/10 Theory In any talent management discussion, it doesn’t take long for someone to invoke the 70-20-10...

Amanda Young Hickman
Aug 22, 2017
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The Danger of GPS for LeadershipThe Danger of GPS for Leadership
We are losing our ability to read maps. Thanks to navigation systems, Google maps, Waze and their like, most of us...

Amanda Young Hickman
Feb 22, 2017
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Accelerate Your Leadership: Expand, Zoom, Focus, Balance!Accelerate Your Leadership: Expand, Zoom, Focus, Balance!
"Directing attention toward where it needs to go is a primal task of leadership." — Daniel Goleman (Focus: The Hidden...

Amanda Young Hickman
May 18, 2016
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How Do You Learn to Lead?How Do You Learn to Lead?
Most of us learn to lead through apprenticeship. We watch role models, both good and bad. Some of us study the greats: ...

Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 19, 2016
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Mind Over Structure: 4 Secrets to Leading in a MatrixMind Over Structure: 4 Secrets to Leading in a Matrix

Amanda Young Hickman
Oct 21, 2015
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The Two-Word Secret to Making the Matrix WorkThe Two-Word Secret to Making the Matrix Work
The matrix is here to stay. It’s an organizational structure that, when done right, that can be agile and responsive to...

Amanda Young Hickman
Sep 24, 2015
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