Note: This is the third blog post in our Season of Leadership series. Read about summer and winter, and keep an eye out for an additional post in 2024.  Spring is in the air! The fresh new green of emerging leaves, the flower’s pop of color that catches your eye, and the bright blue sky peeking from behind a spring rain cloud bring new energy and a sense of possibility. In this time of renewal and anticipation, you can reinvigorate your leadership practices to promote the growth and emergence of people who work with you and for you ..read more

How does your organization quantify leadership effectiveness beyond subjective self-assessment reports and elusive key performance indicators? Better yet, wouldn’t you be interested in knowing if your leaders are inclined, in a hypothetical scenario, toward risky market decisions? Or if they miss essential change-management activities ..read more

Four years ago, just before heading back to work after the birth of my second child, I spoke to my close friend Taal about juggling the needs of kids, a household, and work. Taal, a mother of young children and a Senior Vice President in the fashion industry, assured me, “You will drop balls. That’s OK. Everyone knows that. Just make sure they aren’t the important ones ..read more

In today's evolving professional landscape, virtual networking has become vital for corporate leaders looking to enhance their internal networks and leadership effectiveness. Once seen as simply another tool in a successful and efficient leadership portfolio, digital networking is now a necessity along with more traditional efforts like attending conferences or industry events. The metaphorical “digital handshake” represents the initial virtual contact between professionals, setting the foundation for collaborations, knowledge exchange, and the strengthening of leadership capabilities ..read more

Back in September, in a blog post titled "Your Guide to Bringing Strategic Leadership to Life," I explored the opportunity to engage senior executives in a key strategic initiative and discussed best practices for design. Today's blog post is the second in this series in which I will focus on the day of your executive session: the delivery of the experience ..read more

Recently, a member of my team asked if they could sign off a bit early to go for a bike ride, “now that it gets dark so early." The answer was an easy yes. Now more than ever, we’ve been hearing from leaders, HR professionals, and employees alike about the importance of leaders protecting their own energy and managing burnout and fatigue. Too often as employees, leaders, parents, friends, and partners, we deprioritize activities that bring us joy, help us to connect with each other, and/or improve our physical fitness ..read more

A few weeks ago, a colleague sent me this (delightfully) cryptic message via Slack: "Today's NYT crossword 63A!" I had missed the crossword, so I asked about it the following morning. It turns out that the answer to 63-across of that day's puzzle was "INSIGHTS." And the clue was: "Flashes of understanding." She thought this would make a spectacular title for either an Insight Experience social media or blog post.  So ... here you go, Kristin! Today we look at our top-read 2023 posts here at our blog, Insightful Ideas, and it is subtitled "2023 Flashes of Understanding ..read more

Note: This is the second blog post in our Season of Leadership series. Look for one about summer here, and keep an eye out for additional posts in 2024.  As the winter chill sets in, the landscape isn’t the only thing that changes — our activities and mindsets shift, too. While summer might be the season of relaxation and outdoor pursuits, winter promotes a powerful space for planning and preparation. Whether you're starting your leadership journey, or you've been charting its course for years, the quiet of winter can be your ally in growth. Here are a few habits top leaders embrace duri ..read more

Today marks the National Day of Giving, more commonly known as Giving Tuesday, which was initiated in 2012 by New York's 92nd Street Y and its Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact. The National Day of Giving takes place annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Following three big shopping days as it does (Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday), it's a non-commercial breath of fresh air, a reminder to give to charity, volunteer for a nonprofit group, lend a hand to someone less fortunate in your community, or even merely reach out to help a neighbor ..read more

Business simulations bring complex ideas to life. Simulations enable adult learning because they engage learners in using and applying new ideas and enable them to see the impact of their decisions on organizational performance and business results. Many simulation-based leadership development programs, however, can take days of learner time ..read more