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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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Practical Tips for New Leaders: The Essential Mindset ShiftPractical Tips for New Leaders: The Essential Mindset Shift
Note: This is the fifth post in the Practical Tips for New Leaders series. The rest of this series includes: tips for ...
Krista Campbell
Jul 15, 2026
5 Min Read
Why Great Leaders Don’t Fear Mistakes: Yours or Your Team’sWhy Great Leaders Don’t Fear Mistakes: Yours or Your Team’s
Heat creeps up your face, a cold sweat breaks across your body, your heart pounds in your chest: You’ve made a mistake....
Ashley Perry
Jun 30, 2026
7 Min Read
How to Measure Leadership Development ROIHow to Measure Leadership Development ROI
Leadership development is a significant investment, but when an executive asks if it’s working, can you answer with...
Julie Danielson
Jun 16, 2026
5 Min Read
What Small Group Fitness Training Reveals About Developing Better LeadersWhat Small Group Fitness Training Reveals About Developing Better Leaders
Small-group fitness training continues to grow in popularity. People join because it works: Results improve,...
Krista Campbell
Jun 2, 2026
4 Min Read
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
6 Min Read
What Happens Inside a Leadership Simulation?What Happens Inside a Leadership Simulation?
Editor's Note: This post draws from our recent live event on this topic. Watch the full recording or read our...
Krista Campbell
May 5, 2026
8 Min Read
How to Lead Multi-Generational Teams: Lessons From Gen X and Gen ZHow to Lead Multi-Generational Teams: Lessons From Gen X and Gen Z
Editor's Note: This post grew out of a team conversation between Greg Brisendine, an experienced leadership coach and...
Greg Brisendine & Andrea Marguerite
Apr 21, 2026
3 Min Read
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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Insight Experience Named to 2026 Inc. Regionals: NortheastInsight Experience Named to 2026 Inc. Regionals: Northeast
We're proud to share that Insight Experience has been named to the 2026 Inc. Regionals: Northeast list for the second...
The IE Editorial Team
Mar 31, 2026
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