Talent Management
Women Are Making Steady Gains in Insurance Industry Leadership Positions: Research
Women are making strides in building their ranks among insurance industry leadership positions even as they remain in the minority, according to new industry demographic research from Saint Joseph's ...
Learn How to ‘Think Fast and Talk Smart’
Learning to be comfortable with spontaneous speaking is a necessity in the workplace, whether you're being called upon to introduce someone, deliver feedback to your boss or handle the Q&A ...
5 Tips for Overcoming a Change-Averse Culture
The environment for change in many organizations is unfriendly at best, creating a challenge for leaders trying to push for innovation. In a recent article for the blog Lead Change, leadership ...
Executives On The Move at CNA, Chubb, Starr Companies and AXIS
CNA hired a new vice president, Underwriting for Large/Complex Property. Chubb beefed up its Real Estate and Hospitality practice with several new promotions. Starr Companies appointed an influential ...
Never Eat Lunch Alone: Important Lessons for Building a Positive and Productive Company Culture
Corporate culture is a key priority for me and our company, and has been since I stepped into my current role at Assurant three years ago. Without a fundamentally strong and engaging corporate ...
Teach Your Workforce to Adopt a Hacker Mindset
"The best way to train employees to defend against hackers is to teach them how to think like one," says HackerOne CEO Marten Mickos in a recent Harvard Business Review article. Mickos notes the ...
Travelers’ Longtime President/COO MacLean Will Retire in Early 2018
Brian MacLean, The Travelers Companies' longtime president and chief operating officer, plans to retire in early 2018. MacLean, a 30-year Travelers veteran, has served as president and COO since June ...
The Art of Translation: Why Middle Managers Are Key to Building a Strong Culture
There's an art to translation. Just ask the former president who once referred to himself as a jelly doughnut while speaking in German, or the banking group HSBC, which spent $10 million rebranding ...