Talent Management
#MeToo in the London Market: Do’s and Don’ts for Executives
"A fuss about nothing." That is what I have heard time and again in the past six months about the groundswell of voices complaining about sexism in the London insurance market. The normally whispered ...
Executives On The Move at AXA XL, Guy Carpenter and Aspen
AXA XL hired a Zurich veteran to lead a Captive Practice in Canada. Guy Carpenter & Co. named a new chairman. Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. appointed its latest chief information officer.
Executives On The Move at Metromile and Marsh
Metromile hired a veteran venture capitalist as its chief marketing officer. Marsh made a few senior leadership appointments within its Property and Financial and Professional Liability Practices.
Executives On The Move at Aspen Insurance Holdings, TigerRisk and Guidewire
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. named a new president. TigerRisk Partners hired a CEO for its London office. Guidewire Software, Inc. has a new leader, hired away from a product development role at ...
A Good Leader Makes Self-Aware Decisions Regardless of Feedback
Feedback can be transformative. But executives shouldn't necessarily use it to enact change in their practices just for the sake of changing. A recent posting at the Kellogg Insight blog warns that ...
Millennials Win the Prize at Multitasking
Emails, instant messaging, app notifications, RSS feeds, and a plethora of social networks inundate almost every aspect of daily life from work to home or just keeping in touch socially. Some people ...
Innovation Not Only for the Young; Creativity Peaks in Mid-50s: Research
If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they're young, you are missing part of the story. A new study of winners of the Nobel Prize in economics finds that there are two different ...
Another ‘Team Project’? Snap Judgments, Leader Expectations Impact Results
Hearing the words "team project" can spark fear in the hearts of business professionals. Does this initial negative perception mean that the project is doomed from the start? Dustin Sleesman, ...
Effective Leaders Are Optimistic and Caring
Optimism and caring: These are two qualities of an effective leader worth considering. According to a recent blog posting from the Center for Creative Leadership, both are often key qualities of ...