Talent Management
Actuaries Regain Best Job Title
Actuaries are back on the top of an annual ranking of best jobs, retaking the crown from software engineers, who held the title for two years running—and trouncing newspaper reporters who have the ...
How Brains Of Effective Leaders Are Wired
Effective leaders' brains may be physically "wired" to lead, offering the promise of more precise identification and training, according to studies of U.S. Army officers published by the American ...
O’Leary Set To Lead PHLY’s High Achievers & Loyal Soldiers
Although the name of the senior-most officer of Philadelphia Insurance is changing, just about everything else is going to stay the same at the 51-year old specialty insurance company, according to ...
Compensation Growth Slowed For CEOs Outside Of Insurance Industry In 2012
Those property/casualty insurance carrier chief executives who saw lower increases in their pay levels in 2012 than in 2011 had plenty of company, according to a report from Towers Watson. Growth in ...
How To Befriend Stage Fright Or Overcoming Fear of Public Speaking
Fear of public speaking tops death and spiders as the nation's number one phobia. But new research shows that learning to rethink the way we view our shaky hands, pounding heart, and sweaty palms can ...
How Much Time Should CEOs Spend On Talent Management?
Talent is the biggest differentiating factor in the insurance industry and insurance CEOs should devote more of their time to the human resources side of the business, according to a fellow CEO. How ...
Women with Elite School Degrees Opting Out of Full-Time Careers
Though past studies have found little evidence that women are opting out of the workforce in general, female graduates of elite undergraduate universities are working much fewer hours than their ...
How American Families Deal with Financial Shock, Unemployment
A new study from The Pew Charitable Trusts, "Making Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment," examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks and how those ...