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Developing New Leaders
Practical Tips for New Leaders: The Essential Mindset Shift Click to view Practical Tips for New Leaders: The Essential Mindset Shift
One of the biggest surprises for new leaders is not the workload. It is how fundamentally different the work becomes.
Early in your career, success is tied to personal execution. You are rewarded for solving problems, moving quickly, and producing results yourself. Your time is...
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Leadership
Why Great Leaders Don’t Fear Mistakes: Yours or Your Team’s Click to view Why 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. Every leader knows that feeling. The embarrassment is immediate. It doesn’t feel like it yet, but you’ve just gained the most powerful tool in life and...
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Insights & Analytics
How to Measure Leadership Development ROI Click to view How to Measure Leadership Development ROI
Leadership development is a significant investment, but when an executive asks if it’s working, can you answer with confidence?
Too often, program sponsors walk away from a leadership initiative with participant satisfaction scores and not much else. Insight Experience's ...
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Are You a Balanced Leader?Are You a Balanced Leader?
Ed. Note: This post, originally published in 2014, was updated in 2025 to reflect the addition of a fourth dimension to...
Amanda Young Hickman
Nov 12, 2014
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Developing First-Level Leaders: Questions and AnswersDeveloping First-Level Leaders: Questions and Answers
Earlier this fall, my colleague Karen Maxwell Powell and I had the opportunity to share our perspectives on developing...
Amanda Young Hickman
Oct 30, 2014
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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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Training Leaders Through Business Simulations That WorkTraining Leaders Through Business Simulations That Work
Imagine going to the emergency room and finding out you need your appendix removed. There are only two surgeons...
Jamie Hayman
Oct 17, 2014
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Better Strategy Alignment Is All About CommunicationBetter Strategy Alignment Is All About Communication
Effective communication is fundamental to an organization’s success. Without it, even the most talented teams struggle...
Jean Williams
Sep 18, 2014
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Leadership’s Secret: Consistency in Word, Deed, & DirectionLeadership’s Secret: Consistency in Word, Deed, & Direction
Leadership comes in many styles and settings. Despite the countless variations and examples of leaders around the...
Amanda Young Hickman
Sep 11, 2014
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Neuroscience & Leadership: Interpersonal Trumps AnalyticsNeuroscience & Leadership: Interpersonal Trumps Analytics
We have it wrong. Well, actually, we have it backwards. What we’ve traditionally assumed about key traits for...
Nick Noyes
Aug 28, 2014
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What Is Business Acumen and Why Is It Important For Leaders?What Is Business Acumen and Why Is It Important For Leaders?
It’s a fact: Effective leadership requires both interpersonal skills and business acumen. Even the most dynamic and...
Ned Wasniewski
Jul 14, 2014
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Leadership Leverage: When Does Daily Leadership Matter?Leadership Leverage: When Does Daily Leadership Matter?
Everyone who studies or teaches or practices leadership knows that leaders make a profound difference in moments of...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jun 19, 2014
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