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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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5 Signs Your Organization Needs Strategy Execution Training5 Signs Your Organization Needs Strategy Execution Training
Every organization wants to operate at its peak, but even the best-run companies encounter challenges that hinder...
Kristin Leydig Bryant & Julie Danielson
Jan 14, 2025
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Top 10 Leadership Insights of the Year: Our Most-Read Blog PostsTop 10 Leadership Insights of the Year: Our Most-Read Blog Posts
As the year comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the blog posts that captured the most attention and resonated with...
Julie Danielson
Dec 17, 2024
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Mastering Leadership Presence: Building Trust Through AuthenticityMastering Leadership Presence: Building Trust Through Authenticity
Imagine you’re in the audience at an all-hands meeting. Your company has big news: an acquisition, a merger, or a new...
Leah Carey
Dec 3, 2024
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The ABCs of Leadership Development: Empowering Your Team to ThriveThe ABCs of Leadership Development: Empowering Your Team to Thrive
As a leader, your role includes developing the people who work for you, but it doesn’t stop there. You also have...
Leslie Becknell Marx
Nov 19, 2024
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To Do or Not to Do? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Approving a ProjectTo Do or Not to Do? 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Approving a Project
You have a great team, and they have great ideas. But there is just no way you can get to them all—and certainly not at...
Ashley Perry
Nov 12, 2024
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Leadership Lessons From the Political Divide: Turning Conflict into SuccessLeadership Lessons From the Political Divide: Turning Conflict into Success
It is a presidential election year in the United States, and political messaging is growing louder and more frequent as...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Oct 29, 2024
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Not Your Grandparents’ Leadership Development ProgramNot Your Grandparents’ Leadership Development Program
It is currently 3 p.m. on a Thursday, and you have just hit the bottom of your third mug of coffee for the day. The...
Andrew Weiss
Oct 15, 2024
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Insights and Analytics for Leadership SuccessInsights and Analytics for Leadership Success
We believe that effective leadership development goes beyond just delivering content; it’s about fostering an...
Krista Campbell
Oct 2, 2024
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Embracing Change: Leadership Lessons from AutumnEmbracing Change: Leadership Lessons from Autumn
Note: If you like this post, explore the rest of our Season of Leadership series, which includes posts on winter, spring
Julie Danielson
Sep 17, 2024
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