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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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Insight Experience Wins Brandon Hall Group Silver Award for Generative AI Innovation Click to view Insight Experience Wins Brandon Hall Group Silver Award for Generative AI Innovation
Insight Experience is honored to announce that we have received a Silver award in the Best Advance in Generative AI Solution category as part of Brandon Hall Group’s 2025 Excellence in Technology Awards.
This award highlights our development of the AI-Powered Open-Ended Text...
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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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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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Maximizing Your Business Simulation ROIMaximizing Your Business Simulation ROI
Thinking about a group-based business simulation to develop leaders? The thoughtful design of a business simulation...
Amanda Young Hickman
Apr 26, 2012
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