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Breaking Convention
Did the father sit in candlelight and silence? Or did Jean rant and sob? Did he blame himself or his son …after all he had done for him? We shall never know how Monsieur Poquelin greeted abject ...
Meditation and The Art of Investment: Saft
From Ray Dalio to Bill Gross, some of the biggest names in money management are practicing meditation. At a conference last week in Washington, Dalio expounded on how his practice of meditation has ...
O’Leary Set To Lead PHLY’s High Achievers & Loyal Soldiers
Although the name of the senior-most officer of Philadelphia Insurance is changing, just about everything else is going to stay the same at the 51-year old specialty insurance company, according to ...
Compensation Growth Slowed For CEOs Outside Of Insurance Industry In 2012
Those property/casualty insurance carrier chief executives who saw lower increases in their pay levels in 2012 than in 2011 had plenty of company, according to a report from Towers Watson. Growth in ...
How To Befriend Stage Fright Or Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of public speaking tops death and spiders as the nation's number one phobia. But new research shows that learning to rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can ...
Activist Investors Find Allies In Mutual, Pension Funds
U.S. institutional investors, who used to shun activist investors and side with a company's management on most controversial issues, are starting to change their tune. Aggressive shareholders such as ...
How Much Time Should CEOs Spend On Talent Management?
Talent is the biggest differentiating factor in the insurance industry and insurance CEOs should devote more of their time to the human resources side of the business, according to a fellow CEO. How ...
Women with Elite School Degrees Opting Out of Full-Time Careers
Though past studies have found little evidence that women are opting out of the workforce in general, female graduates of elite undergraduate universities are working much fewer hours than their ...