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What Learning to Code Taught Me About Leadership Click to view What Learning to Code Taught Me About Leadership
I recently came across a set of notes I wrote in 2023 while teaching myself to code at age 54. I never turned them into anything at the time. But rereading them now, two years later, I realized how much they taught me about learning, leadership, and persistence. Here’s what I...
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Leading Through AI: Managing the Business, People, and Tech Systems Click to view Leading Through AI: Managing the Business, People, and Tech Systems
Editor’s Note:This post grew out of a recent team conversation exploring the long-standing conceptual model of “Business System Over People System” introduced by Nick Noyes (read more about that in"The People System: Your Hidden Strategic Engine") and how the arrival of...
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The People System: Your Hidden Strategic Engine Click to view The People System: Your Hidden Strategic Engine
Editor’s Note: This post draws from a recent recorded conversation among longtime Insight Experience team members reflecting on a simple but powerful model first introduced by co-founder Nick Noyes. What began as a visual metaphor has evolved into a way of thinking about...
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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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Two Behaviors That Hold New Leaders BackTwo Behaviors That Hold New Leaders Back
Stepping into a leadership role brings exciting new challenges—and demands a fresh set of skills. But success as a new...

Karen Maxwell Powell
Nov 21, 2014
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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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Accountability: The Nemesis of a New LeaderAccountability: The Nemesis of a New Leader
Promotions are exciting, especially that first promotion that takes you from the status of “employee” to “management.”

Karen Maxwell Powell
May 16, 2014
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