Talent Management
Use Structure to Make Creativity a Company Priority
Trying to promote creativity and innovation in your organization? It's not enough to simply hire people who demonstrate creativity during the interview process, says a recent post on human resources ...
Executives On The Move at Allianz, Great American and Validus Specialty
Allianz promoted an executive to the new role of chief business transformation officer. Great American Insurance Group has a new head of its annuity group. Validus Specialty added a senior ...
The Benefits of Silo-Bending
While organizational silos are often accused of hindering innovation and creating tunnel vision, they can also do a lot of good on a functional basis, says management consultant Joe Hirsch in a ...
Use Influence to Position Yourself as an Informal Leader
Gaining influence at work can help you position yourself as an informal leader, regardless of your title, says a recent article from Harvard Business Review. Among the strategies offered: Make sure ...
Executives On The Move at Chubb and Willis Towers Watson
Chubb named a new senior underwriter for its Global Markets unit. Willis Towers Watson appointed one of its rising executives to a new role within its Corporate Risk and Broking segment.
Insurers Pursuing IT Transformations Must Up Their Recruiting Game
Insurance industry demand for talent in areas such as big data will likely "exceed available supply by a factor of four," according to a new blog posting from McKinsey & Company. That reality ...
Does Your Leadership Style Fly?
Merrick Rosenberg was addressing the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce this November when his past came back to haunt him. The CEO of Take Flight Learning in Marlboro, N.J., and a sought-after ...
The Power of Positive Persuasion
Every workplace request for help, resources, money, time and equipment is a negotiation. And like any negotiation, you have to choose an approach ranging from "win-win" to "I win, you lose." To ...
Asking for Help Can Reduce Tension
Tension can crop up anywhere—especially when your company culture is made up of people with diverse backgrounds, viewpoints and experience levels. You can choose to avoid that tension, surrounding ...