Talent Management
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 ...
The Importance of Keeping It Brief
Looking to design leadership principles that employees can learn, remember and live by? It's all about keeping it brief, says a new article from Harvard Business Review. Leadership principles, ...
Executives On The Move at W.R. Berkley and Markel
W.R. Berkley Corp. appointed a new head of its Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group and its previous leader is taking on a new job within the company. Markel Corp. is getting a new leader for its Markel ...
Accomplish Important Tasks by Not Sweating the ‘Small Stuff’
The "small stuff" is keeping executives and employees alike from accomplishing their important tasks. Finding a way to overcome the little things will go a long way toward addressing bigger goals and ...