Talent Management
Stand Up for Chairless Meetings
Chairs provide great support during long meetings, but they may also be holding us back. Standing during meetings boosts the excitement around creative group processes and reduces people's tendencies ...
High School Sports Heroes Make Better Leaders: Cornell Research
Whether you were a quarterback or point guard, past participation in competitive team sports marks you as a winner in the competition for better jobs, according to a new Cornell University study. ...
Law Firm Sponsoring NYC ‘Re Under 40s’ Event
Parker Ibrahim & Berg announced Tuesday that it is sponsoring the upcoming "Reinsurance War Stories–Tales From the Trenches" event organized by the U.S. Reinsurance Under 40s Group, Inc. ("Re ...
Building a Better Culture, Boosting Morale: 5 Principles Revealed
Ties between employee morale, corporate culture and organizational effectiveness are familiar to carrier executives. But exactly what are culture and morale, and how can companies make sure they are ...
In Hiring, Overlooking Disability in the Pursuit of Diversity Creates Risks
Caroline Ashrafi, who built a successful career as a manager at KPMG in Britain while privately struggling with mental health problems, recalls being sent on a management training course on how to ...
Managing Executive Stress
The traits of an executive are very recognizable: confident, fearless and courageous. Executives are responsible for making tough decisions, steering organizations through difficult times, and ...
AIG’s Hancock Discusses Labor Moves to Philippines, Texas
American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, is shifting workers to locations including the Philippines and Texas to reduce costs. "We're talking several ...
Lloyd’s Finance/Operations Exec Slot To Be Split in 2
Luke Savage is leaving Lloyd's of London to become the new CFO at Standard Life. Previously, Savage had been Lloyd's Director of Finance and Operations for 10 years. He will be stepping down from ...