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Business Simulation
Why Fictional Business Simulations Drive Real Learning Click to view Why Fictional Business Simulations Drive Real Learning
When we at Insight Experience design business simulations with our clients, many assume the simulation should exactly reflect their business. Through nearly three decades of experience, we’ve learned that fictional simulations, those built around a metaphorical business, are...
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Developing New Leaders
Practical Tips for New Leaders: How to Write a Strong Email Click to view Practical Tips for New Leaders: How to Write a Strong Email
Note: This is a post in the Practical Tips for New Leaders series. For more tips, learn about running effective meetings and working with senior leaders.
One of the fastest ways to build credibility as a new leader is to communicate clearly. That starts with your emails.
I know...
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Leadership
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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"Teach Not Tell": The Time-Saving Way to Build Your Team"Teach Not Tell": The Time-Saving Way to Build Your Team
Leaders have expressed for years how hard it is to find time to address those important-but-not-urgent tasks made...
Laurel Tyler
Dec 6, 2022
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When Time Is Money: Understanding Financial ReportingWhen Time Is Money: Understanding Financial Reporting
I teach financial acumen to senior leaders all over the world. Although financial regulations, cultural practices, and...
Laurel Tyler
Sep 13, 2022
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Focusing on the Small PictureFocusing on the Small Picture
When a client reaches out to us to discuss the creation of a Business Acumen leadership development course, they...
Laurel Tyler
Aug 31, 2021
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Why You Should Teach Strategic Finance to Your EmployeesWhy You Should Teach Strategic Finance to Your Employees
At Insight Experience our goal in business acumen leadership development programs is to increase participants’ fluency...
Laurel Tyler
Jul 28, 2021
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Lifting the Fog: Service Industry Business AcumenLifting the Fog: Service Industry Business Acumen
For the past two decades the service sector has been the fastest growing portion of the economy. Service businesses...
Laurel Tyler
Nov 25, 2015
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Business Simulations Transcend the “World’s Dumbest Idea”Business Simulations Transcend the “World’s Dumbest Idea”
A growing chorus of business leaders is questioning the singular notion of maximizing shareholder value. In a recent ...
Laurel Tyler
Apr 30, 2015
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Simulating Disruptive Events: Sony Couldn’t Happen HereSimulating Disruptive Events: Sony Couldn’t Happen Here
This December the world watched the hacking drama at Sony Pictures unfold, and the real world handed us a “disruptive...
Laurel Tyler
Jan 21, 2015
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Why Strategic Finance Is Fascinating—and EssentialWhy Strategic Finance Is Fascinating—and Essential
Who would have thought this would be the year terms like tax inversion and strategic finance became cocktail-party...
Laurel Tyler
Oct 22, 2014
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