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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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Why Does Mentorship Matter?Why Does Mentorship Matter?
Although mentorship is a hot topic in some leadership and development circles, it's largely viewed as a nice-to-have...
Bethany Bremer
Apr 13, 2022
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Why Leadership Development Is Critical for Salespeople in HealthcareWhy Leadership Development Is Critical for Salespeople in Healthcare
Picture this: You’re a sales rep for a product that hospitals use, whether a device, a drug, or a piece of equipment....
Kristin Leydig Bryant
Mar 29, 2022
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Why Early-Career Leadership Development MattersWhy Early-Career Leadership Development Matters
While the Great Resignation has been making headlines the last few months, a similar phenomenon has been underway for...
Krista Campbell
Mar 8, 2022
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A New Thinking Tool for Solving Problems in Uncertain TimesA New Thinking Tool for Solving Problems in Uncertain Times
Do you ever get the sinking feeling that you may be investing resources to improve something that will soon become...
Jay Cone
Feb 22, 2022
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Business Simulations: The Challenge Leaders NeedBusiness Simulations: The Challenge Leaders Need
Ed. Note: This post was originally published in 2022 and has been updated for 2025. Have you been through a simulation...
Amanda Young Hickman
Feb 8, 2022
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Building Trust Through the Business Cycle of Leadership™Building Trust Through the Business Cycle of Leadership™
Editor's Note: This post references events from 2020 as a case study in crisis leadership. The lessons on trust,...
Bethany Bremer
Jan 25, 2022
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The ART of Connection in Leadership DevelopmentThe ART of Connection in Leadership Development
All leaders grow at their own pace, shaped by their strengths, opportunities and the situations they face. What's...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 11, 2022
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Insight Experience: Best of 2021Insight Experience: Best of 2021
Throughout the year at our blog, we share practical leadership tips and observations. The “greatest hits” of the year...
Amanda Young Hickman
Dec 21, 2021
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It's About TimeIt's About Time
Why is it that some Fridays find us feeling proud of our productivity, while other weeks we barely make it to Wednesday...
Bethany Bremer
Nov 30, 2021
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