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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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Why the Current Definition of Agile Leadership Falls ShortWhy the Current Definition of Agile Leadership Falls Short
Teaching new content at a leadership development program last summer, I concluded with the statement that leaders need...
Chris Holliday
Apr 4, 2023
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Decision-Making on the CuspDecision-Making on the Cusp
Great decision-making isn’t simple decision-making. Leaders must balance the multiple dimensions of all that leadership...
Jean Williams
Mar 21, 2023
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How to Be Someone’s Leadership Success StoryHow to Be Someone’s Leadership Success Story
Recently here at our blog, we shared a post on how to avoid being the subject of a leadership horror story in which I...
Krista Campbell
Mar 7, 2023
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Networking, Part II: More Tips for Creating ConnectionsNetworking, Part II: More Tips for Creating Connections
My Insight Experience colleague Rachel Halsall wrote a blog post in September of last year about networking. In ...
Ned Wasniewski
Feb 21, 2023
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How Not to Be the Subject of a Leadership Horror StoryHow Not to Be the Subject of a Leadership Horror Story
Picture this: You're at a dinner or cocktail party and mention your work. The face of the person you're talking to...
Krista Campbell
Feb 7, 2023
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Insightful Ideas: Best of 2022Insightful Ideas: Best of 2022
It's that time of year! And, no, we don't mean hot cocoa, sweater weather, mistletoe, and menorahs (though we hope you...
Julie Danielson
Dec 13, 2022
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"Teach Not Tell": The Time-Saving Way to Build Your Team"Teach Not Tell": The Time-Saving Way to Build Your Team
Ed. Note: This post was originally published in 2022. Some references reflect the remote work environment of that...
Laurel Tyler
Dec 6, 2022
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Why Do Leadership Development Programs Fail?Why Do Leadership Development Programs Fail?
In the United States, an estimated $166 billion — yes, that's with a "b" — is spent each year on leadership development...
Krista Campbell
Nov 7, 2022
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Evaluate Your Leadership: Do They Trust You With the Truth?Evaluate Your Leadership: Do They Trust You With the Truth?
How can you know that, as a leader, you are hearing the full story from your people? After all, the way you lead...
Leslie Becknell Marx
Oct 25, 2022
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