Talent Management
Today is Spencer Day; Use #SpencerScholars to Celebrate
The Board of Directors of the Spencer Educational Foundation has designated Feb. 24 as Spencer Day—a day to celebrate Spencer scholarship recipients (#SpencerScholars), the companies that hire them ...
Set Clear Goals for Remote Workers, and Other Leadership Tips
Effective management means knowing how to walk the line between micromanaging and being too hands-off. It requires the ability to manage conflict within your team to promote the sharing of ideas. And ...
The Insurance Jobs of the Future
No one should be surprised that an industry as data-driven and processing-heavy as insurance is in the grip of an earthshaking workforce transformation. As wide-ranging automated technologies assume ...
Lifelong Learning Keeps a Leader Fresh and Effective
Leaders who embrace lifelong learning can stay fresh indefinitely and more effective as a result, a recent blog posting asserts. Steve Farber's Extreme Leadership blog argues that a commitment to ...
Most Insurers Plan to Add Employees or Maintain Current Staffing: Jacobson/Aon Study
Most insurance companies plan to either maintain current staffing or add new employees over the next 12 months, The Jacobson Group and Aon plc have found. At the same time, their new Semi-Annual U.S. ...
Executives On The Move at BHSI and Liberty Mutual
Berkshire Hathaway is bringing on a former Swiss Re executive in a leadership role. Liberty Mutual has a new senior vice president and treasurer. *** A former Swiss Re executive is joining Berkshire ...
Ironshore Expands, Realigns Wholesale Distribution Platform
Ironshore, the Liberty Mutual specialty insurance company, has expanded and realigned its wholesale distribution platform with local offices headed by branch managers. The company believes the new ...
Leaders Should Take Nature Walks to Boost Cognitive Skills
Take a walk, particularly a nature walk. That endeavor can help executives improve their cognitive skills, a recent guest posting with Suzi McAlpine's "The Art of Leadership Blog" asserts. The guest ...