Talent Management
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 ...
Executives From AIG, Lloyd’s, Hamilton and More Sound Off on Insurance Industry Careers
What do insurance industry executives have to say about today's insurance careers? They gave their thoughts as part of the third annual Insurance Careers Month, which kicked off with the annual ...
Hamilton Insurance Group Reorganizes Lloyd’s Underwriting Operations
Hamilton Insurance Group said it has reorganized a key underwriting team involving its Lloyd's operations after the departure of two executives. Hamilton Underwriting Ltd.—the managing agency of ...
Finding Qualified Insurance Employees Remains a Challenge Even as Hiring Stabilizes
Fifty-eight percent of insurance companies plan to increase staff during the next 12 months, in part due to an expected increase in business and new markets, according to the Semi-Annual U.S. ...