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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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Leadership
Rethinking the "Toxic Boss" Label Click to view Rethinking the "Toxic Boss" Label
“Toxic boss” is a label that gets thrown around more and more frequently, sometimes casually, sometimes jokingly, and sometimes fearfully. There are many situations where a manager’s behavior has a significant negative impact on someone’s life. This is real—and central to...
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Leadership
How Leaders Can Thrive in Uncertain Times: Be Prepared, Agile, and Empathetic Click to view How Leaders Can Thrive in Uncertain Times: Be Prepared, Agile, and Empathetic
In early March 2020, I left home on a multicity business trip. On Monday, we agreed not to shake hands at our meeting. There were bottles of antibacterial hand gel placed around the conference room. I ate dinner alone on Tuesday because we weren’t sure about gathering in groups....
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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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