Insights from Advantage
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Go beyond traditional training by building an ‘ecosystem’ for manager development
Why a culture of continuous learning, support, and connection is the new strategic imperative.
Tariffs and escalating trade tensions: Is your organization ready for the storm?
How do you develop needed skills quickly in a world that demands them? Business simulations are an effective solution.
Combatting dirty tricks in sales negotiations
Three negotiation dirty tricks and how a salesperson might counter them
Advantage Performance Group is named a Training Industry Top 20 Leadership Training Company for 2025
This prestigious recognition comes after consistently being included on the organization’s Leadership Training Watch List for 9 of the past 10 years.
Placing your bet: What overconfidence can teach us about decision-making
March madness edition: Practical techniques for combating overconfidence and making better decisions.
In the Hot Seat: Jonathan Hodge on ethical guidelines for generative AI
The Advantage president & CEO and podcast host Andy Storch explore fair use of AI for L&D
When uncertainty is high: 4 techniques for making a better decision
While there is no magic crystal ball to solve the uncertainty challenge, there are several techniques from the Decision Mojo learning lab you can apply to improve the quality of your decision.
Building a career village: Take note of the people in your life who make an impact
Together, these personas form a holistic support system to help you thrive in your career
Level Five Coaching is named 2025 Coaching System of the Year award by Manage HR Magazine
A game-changer for sales teams: Effective coaching and continuous development
Five core beliefs about leadership development in organizations
Fresh perspectives for creating more dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable growth
How to prevent ‘sunk costs’ from sinking your decision process
Why we should consider only the future consequences of a decision and let the past and any ‘sunk costs’ go
Wrap-up: Our 2024 holiday give-back
Today we celebrated our collective problem-solving abilities with one of our favorite L&D trainers. Can you solve this one?
Notes on courage and decision-making
Strategies from the Decision Mojo learning lab for making smart, courageous judgment calls
Advantage enters strategic partnership with unique focus on organizational values
Manifesting Values learning solutions empower organizations and their people to live their core values
Ethical guidelines for navigating the wild, wild west of an AI gold rush
Here’s how we’re governing ourselves at Advantage as we grapple with the ethics and fair use of generative AI in learning and development
How Nike’s new CEO is helping employees make better decisions
Elliott Hill sets the frame and defines the culture for decision-making at Nike
Darwin on decision-making: 2 techniques that will help your skills evolve
Here’s what we can learn about decision-making from one of the greatest thinkers of all time.
Advantage welcomes 2 new partners, Stacie Vaillancourt and Laura Rawls
Stacie and Laura have extensive corporate leadership experience and also worked together to grow a fitness franchise in Georgia.