Talent Management
Executives On The Move at Swiss Re, Willis and Beazley
We have new appointments and promotions to tell you about at Swiss Re, Willis Group and Beazley: *** Swiss Re promoted from within to fill a new executive position responsible for reinsurance in ...
Buffett Doesn’t Cut It: What Kept Him Off HBR’s Top CEO Ranking
When Harvard Business Review put together its 2015 list of chief executive elites—the world's best performing CEOs—Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett failed to make the cut. While Buffett ...
Few Small Businesses OK With Weed at Work
Small businesses aren't worried that employees might come to work a little stoned, but inhaling on the job is definitely frowned upon by most small business owners, a survey by a workers compensation ...
Should Continuous Daily Performance Reviews Replace Annual Assessments?
Every season is performance-review season at Instacart. The grocery-delivery service mandates the traditional twice-a-year checkups with management, complete with 360 feedback and self-evaluations, ...
Hamilton USA CEO Ward Resigns; Deutsch to Serve as Interim Head
Hamilton USA CEO Conan Ward has resigned less then two years after taking on the job to develop Bermuda-based parent company Hamilton Insurance Group's U.S. operations. Hamilton Insurance Group ...
Executives on the Move at Liberty Mutual, Validus Re, Willis and More
We have new hires and promotions to tell you about at Liberty Mutual, Validus Re, Willis and Markel International: ** Liberty Mutual Insurance has a new executive vice president and general manager ...
Surprise: Narcissists No More Likely To Be Risk Takers Than Others
Maybe narcissists aren't always such big risk-takers after all, a new study suggests. Many studies have found that narcissists often make volatile and risky decisions, possibly because they tend to ...
How to Embed a Culture of Innovation
It may have a reputation for conservatism, but the insurance industry is no stranger to innovation. If we look back through history, we see that insurance has driven innovation in crime prevention, ...