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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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Insight Experience Wins 2026 Training Magazine Choice Award Click to view Insight Experience Wins 2026 Training Magazine Choice Award
Insight Experience (IE) has been named a 2026 Training Magazine Network Choice Awards winner in the Leadership Development category. The Choice Awards are the training industry's only crowd-sourced solution provider awards, meaning winners are chosen by votes from clients,...
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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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Executive Leadership Simulations: Closing the Gap Between Strategy and ExecutionExecutive Leadership Simulations: Closing the Gap Between Strategy and Execution
Most executive teams invest enormous effort in getting the strategy right. Far less energy goes into preparing leaders...
Karen Maxwell Powell
May 19, 2026
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Your Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life, Part 3Your Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life, Part 3
Note: This is the third and last post in the Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life series. Head here for the first post...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Feb 25, 2025
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Leadership Lessons From the Political Divide: Turning Conflict into SuccessLeadership Lessons From the Political Divide: Turning Conflict into Success
It is a presidential election year in the United States, and political messaging is growing louder and more frequent as...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Oct 29, 2024
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Your Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life, Part 2Your Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life, Part 2
Note: This is the second post in the Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life series. Head here for the first post and here
Karen Maxwell Powell
Feb 6, 2024
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Your Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to LifeYour Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life
Note: This is the first post in the Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life series. Head here for the second post and here
Karen Maxwell Powell
Sep 19, 2023
4 Min Read
Insights That StickInsights That Stick
Editor's Note: Originally published June 29, 2022. Updated in 2026. *** Here at Insight Experience, we understand the...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Jun 28, 2022
3 Min Read
Delegation Dilemma: Can you really delegate to every type of player?Delegation Dilemma: Can you really delegate to every type of player?
Leaders of all levels are faced with a daily decision: to delegate or not to delegate. The temptation to complete work...
Karen Maxwell Powell
May 11, 2021
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Experiential Learning Is Impactful LearningExperiential Learning Is Impactful Learning
Leadership development programs often incorporate a variety of learning methods, but none drive growth and...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Feb 9, 2021
5 Min Read
The Unexpected Advantage of Virtual LearningThe Unexpected Advantage of Virtual Learning
The inclusion of senior executives in leadership development has long been the summit in program design.
Karen Maxwell Powell
Oct 14, 2020
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