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The Perspective of Experience: 25 Years of Leadership Lessons Click to view The Perspective of Experience: 25 Years of Leadership Lessons
Insight Experience turns 25 this year. That means we have spent a quarter century with an extraordinary opportunity to observe the pressures and rewards of corporate leadership and to learn from leaders across hundreds of clients.
Our business simulation experiences focus on...
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Developing New Leaders
Practical Tips for New Leaders: 5 Lessons I've Learned Click to view Practical Tips for New Leaders: 5 Lessons I've Learned
Note: This is a post in the Practical Tips for New Leaders series. For more tips, learn about running effective meetings, working with senior leaders, and writing a strong email.
I’ve held formal leadership roles for four years, and I’m preparing to take responsibility for a...
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From Burnout to AI: The 5 Leadership Questions That Defined 2025 Click to view From Burnout to AI: The 5 Leadership Questions That Defined 2025
Instead of ending the year with a list of “top posts,” we wanted to do something more useful: look across everything we wrote in 2025 and ask a simple question:
What were leaders really trying to figure out this year?
Across articles on AI, burnout, leading through change,...
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Why You Should Teach Strategic Finance to Your EmployeesWhy You Should Teach Strategic Finance to Your Employees
At Insight Experience our goal in business acumen leadership development programs is to increase participants’ fluency...
Laurel Tyler
Jul 28, 2021
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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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Leaders as TeachersLeaders as Teachers
Effective leaders hold many roles in the organizations they lead, but the role of teacher is an important and often...
Ned Wasniewski
Mar 16, 2021
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The Three Pillars of Financial Acumen in Turbulent TimesThe Three Pillars of Financial Acumen in Turbulent Times
If there was ever a time a company and its leaders need deep financial acumen it is now. Many of us have experienced...
Ned Wasniewski
Mar 31, 2020
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Why is Financial Literacy Important for Leaders?Why is Financial Literacy Important for Leaders?
What Is Financial Literacy? Financial literacy is the ability to read and use common financial reports and ratios to...
Ned Wasniewski
Aug 8, 2017
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6 Business Acumen Concepts Managers Should Know6 Business Acumen Concepts Managers Should Know
You’ve heard the expressions before: “Cash is king” and “Cash is the lifeblood of a company.” Sounds sensible, but...
Ned Wasniewski
Feb 10, 2016
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Lifting the Fog: Service Industry Business AcumenLifting the Fog: Service Industry Business Acumen
For the past two decades the service sector has been the fastest growing portion of the economy. Service businesses...
Laurel Tyler
Nov 25, 2015
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Business Simulations Transcend the “World’s Dumbest Idea”Business Simulations Transcend the “World’s Dumbest Idea”
A growing chorus of business leaders is questioning the singular notion of maximizing shareholder value. In a recent ...
Laurel Tyler
Apr 30, 2015
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