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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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Learning to Leap: Balancing Your Functional Risk ToleranceLearning to Leap: Balancing Your Functional Risk Tolerance
Ed. Note: Originally published in 2016, this post was updated in April 2025. When most people think about risk...
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The Decision-Making Skill That Really Matters for LeadersThe Decision-Making Skill That Really Matters for Leaders
How confident are you in your decision-making skill? Could you work with a team of four cross-functional peers,...
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The L&D Lever to Improve M&A ResultsThe L&D Lever to Improve M&A Results
Lost in the commotion of keeping the newly formed company moving forward during a merger or acquisition is the impact...
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The Case for Simulations at Mid-Market CompaniesThe Case for Simulations at Mid-Market Companies
Mid-market companies face a unique leadership development challenge. They need robust, sophisticated development...
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Apr 4, 2016
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4 Trends in Leadership Development4 Trends in Leadership Development
On a recent team call, I asked a group of our executive consultants, “What leadership development themes are you...
Jamie Hayman
Apr 1, 2016
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Don’t Stop at the Putting GreenDon’t Stop at the Putting Green
In my previous blog post, I made the point that the most valuable learning experiences happen when you overlay the...
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Jul 29, 2015
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Making business decisions purely based on the numbers and economics is not that difficult. It’s when you add the human...
Jamie Hayman
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Training Leaders Through Business Simulations That WorkTraining Leaders Through Business Simulations That Work
Imagine going to the emergency room and finding out you need your appendix removed. There are only two surgeons...
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