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Business Acumen
Why Every Employee Needs Business Acumen Click to view Why Every Employee Needs Business Acumen
Business acumen is the understanding of what drives a business’s performance. It combines knowledge of how a business makes money; how different parts of an organization work together to drive performance; and awareness of its markets, competitors, and customers. Business acumen...
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Business Simulation
Learning to Lead Together: Cohort-Based Simulations Click to view Learning to Lead Together: Cohort-Based Simulations
Every time a program wraps, we look forward to the written comments. Some participants write a sentence. One recently (and cheerfully) apologized for the length of their answers ("See my book above"). We read every chapter.
Here are two recent favorites:
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Leadership
The Human Side of Leadership: 5 Truths from 25 Years Click to view The Human Side of Leadership: 5 Truths from 25 Years
We started a leadership development company 25 years ago with a core belief: Great leaders bring both business acumen and human empathy to their task.
Leaders need to make courageous, creative business decisions and nurture and empower their teams and organizations to bring...
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Why Great Leaders Don’t Fear Mistakes: Yours or Your Team’sWhy Great Leaders Don’t Fear Mistakes: Yours or Your Team’s
Heat creeps up your face, a cold sweat breaks across your body, your heart pounds in your chest: You’ve made a mistake....
Ashley Perry
Jun 30, 2026
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Sail Smoothly: How to Build a Clear, Consistent Communication PlanSail Smoothly: How to Build a Clear, Consistent Communication Plan
There’s a reason so many metaphors link sailing and business. You might be surprised that phrases like “making...
Ashley Perry
Nov 18, 2025
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Leadership in Disruption: Preparing Teams to Thrive in ChangeLeadership in Disruption: Preparing Teams to Thrive in Change
Ed. Note: This post was originally published in 2017 and has been lightly updated for relevance. The pace of...
Ashley Perry
May 1, 2025
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To Do or Not to Do? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Approving a ProjectTo Do or Not to Do? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Approving a Project
You have a great team, and they have great ideas. But there is just no way you can get to them all—and certainly not at...
Ashley Perry
Nov 12, 2024
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Leadership Illuminated: A Q&A With Women Shaping the FutureLeadership Illuminated: A Q&A With Women Shaping the Future
Four years ago, just before heading back to work after the birth of my second child, I spoke to my close friend Taal...
Ashley Perry
Mar 5, 2024
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Thank Your TeamThank Your Team
It’s that time of year again, at least in the United States: The leaves are falling, the turkey is calling, and...
Ashley Perry
Nov 15, 2021
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The Mother of all Leadership ExperiencesThe Mother of all Leadership Experiences
As a mom to children almost five years old and two years old, life at home is noisy, chaotic, and simultaneously...
Ashley Perry
Mar 23, 2021
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The Three P's of Virtual FacilitationThe Three P's of Virtual Facilitation
Our world is virtual. What does this mean for learning and development — and, specifically, for facilitators? Virtual...
Ashley Perry
Jan 7, 2021
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Five Misconceptions About Business SimulationsFive Misconceptions About Business Simulations
When you hear the term “business simulation," what comes to mind? Images of MBA case studies, computer-based games,...
Ashley Perry
Oct 24, 2018
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