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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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Experiential Learning Is Impactful LearningExperiential Learning Is Impactful Learning
Leadership development programs often incorporate a variety of learning methods, but none drive growth and...
Karen Maxwell Powell
Feb 9, 2021
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Developing Talent in a Virtual EnvironmentDeveloping Talent in a Virtual Environment
Let’s face it: Most leaders learn their craft largely through apprenticeship. Talent Management and Leadership...
Amanda Young Hickman
Oct 6, 2020
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8 Ways That Simulations Grab Learners' Attention in a Virtual Setting8 Ways That Simulations Grab Learners' Attention in a Virtual Setting
During the summer of 2019, we here at Insight Experience created an infographic detailing both what leaders learn from...
Krista Campbell
Aug 20, 2020
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4 Simple Ways to Customize Your Leadership Development4 Simple Ways to Customize Your Leadership Development
Customized leadership development inherently has a higher impact on leaders and organizational results. Because...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 8, 2019
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Five Misconceptions About Business SimulationsFive Misconceptions About Business Simulations
When you hear the term “business simulation," what comes to mind? Images of MBA case studies, computer-based games,...
Ashley Perry
Oct 24, 2018
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Leading in a post-acquisition environmentLeading in a post-acquisition environment
CHALLENGE Our client recently closed an acquisition of a company larger in size, with largely complementary...
Amanda Young Hickman
Oct 17, 2017
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Five Misconceptions about Business SimulationsFive Misconceptions about Business Simulations
When you hear the term “business simulation," what comes to mind? Images of MBA case studies, computer-based games, or...
Ashley Perry
Oct 5, 2017
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Make learning last—increasing development ROIMake learning last—increasing development ROI
The Institute for Corporate Productivity recently completed a case study about Ford Motor Company’s Global Executive...
Amanda Young Hickman
Sep 6, 2017
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Why 70/20/10 learning doesn’t work as well as it couldWhy 70/20/10 learning doesn’t work as well as it could
The 70/20/10 Theory In any talent management discussion, it doesn’t take long for someone to invoke the 70-20-10...
Amanda Young Hickman
Aug 22, 2017
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