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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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Real Life Data: Successful Leaders Take Time to PlanReal Life Data: Successful Leaders Take Time to Plan
How do successful leaders do it? It’s the question we all ask. We all want to tap into their lessons and shamelessly...
Amanda Young Hickman
Apr 15, 2015
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Accelerating First-Level Leader Development with SimulationsAccelerating First-Level Leader Development with Simulations
When it comes to developing new leaders, many organizations face a paradox. Thought it’s clear that first-level leaders...
Amanda Young Hickman
Feb 3, 2015
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How Simulations Help Leaders Find Their BalanceHow Simulations Help Leaders Find Their Balance
We see it all too often: top-level leaders who have all the strategic skills they need to make complicated business...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 23, 2015
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Simulating Disruptive Events: Sony Couldn’t Happen HereSimulating Disruptive Events: Sony Couldn’t Happen Here
This December the world watched the hacking drama at Sony Pictures unfold, and the real world handed us a “disruptive...
Laurel Tyler
Jan 21, 2015
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Developing First-Level Leaders: Questions and AnswersDeveloping First-Level Leaders: Questions and Answers
Editor's note: This post was originally published in 2014 and has been updated in 2026 to remove references to a...
Amanda Young Hickman
Oct 30, 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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Boost Strategy Translation With Business SimulationsBoost Strategy Translation With Business Simulations
Leaders in all roles are responsible for strategy translation, or “connecting the dots” from a higher-level business...
Karen Maxwell Powell
May 14, 2014
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What Really Happens in a Business Simulation Experience?What Really Happens in a Business Simulation Experience?
Over the years we’ve had many curious people ask us: So what exactly happens in a business simulation experience? The...
Amanda Young Hickman
Jan 28, 2014
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Cultivate Your Leadership SkillsCultivate Your Leadership Skills
There are hundreds of inspiring quotes (“Leaders aren’t born, they are made," said Vince Lombardi), books, and blog...
Amanda Young Hickman
Nov 18, 2013
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