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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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Enterprise Leadership: Why Seeing the Big Picture MattersEnterprise Leadership: Why Seeing the Big Picture Matters
Among the many benefits of simulation-based learning is the opportunity to immerse learners into a role senior to them...
Ned Wasniewski
Sep 8, 2026
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Participant 7,500: What Makes a Business Acumen Program LastParticipant 7,500: What Makes a Business Acumen Program Last
Earlier this year, Insight Experience welcomed its 7,500th participant into the Dealer Management Simulation (DMS), a...
Ned Wasniewski
Apr 7, 2026
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Why Fictional Business Simulations Drive Real LearningWhy Fictional Business Simulations Drive Real Learning
When we at Insight Experience design business simulations with our clients, many assume the simulation should exactly...
Ned Wasniewski
Nov 4, 2025
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What Does It Take to Be a General Manager?What Does It Take to Be a General Manager?
The role of General Manager (GM) is a demanding leadership position. It requires adopting new perspectives on...
Ned Wasniewski
Jun 25, 2024
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What Is Cost of Capital and Why Is It Important?What Is Cost of Capital and Why Is It Important?
Ed. Note: This post was originally published in 2023 and has been updated in 2026 to remove time-bound references to...
Ned Wasniewski
Oct 30, 2023
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Networking, Part II: More Tips for Creating ConnectionsNetworking, Part II: More Tips for Creating Connections
My Insight Experience colleague Rachel Halsall wrote a blog post in September of last year about networking. In ...
Ned Wasniewski
Feb 21, 2023
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Equip Your Leaders with the Business Acumen Skills to Manage InflationEquip Your Leaders with the Business Acumen Skills to Manage Inflation
We’ve read about it. We’ve heard about it. And we feel it. Inflation is at a 40-year high in the United States. And...
Ned Wasniewski
Jul 13, 2022
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5 Ways to Build Business Acumen5 Ways to Build Business Acumen
Insight Experience’s simulation-based learning experiences train corporate leaders in developing business acumen and...
Ned Wasniewski
Jul 21, 2021
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Understanding a Company’s Real Financial ReportsUnderstanding a Company’s Real Financial Reports
Publicly traded companies are required by law to publish financial reports – the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and...
Ned Wasniewski
May 4, 2021
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