Leadership Tips: How to Conduct a Layoff the Right Way
Social media sites are filled with examples of layoffs gone wrong, displaying snippets of emails and other messaging to announce workforce cuts posted by some of the ...
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Jacobson: Survey Shows ‘Significant Pause’ in Industry Job Growth
More than half of insurance companies expect to increase staff in the next year, according to the latest labor market study from Aon and the Jacobson Group. Meanwhile, 77 percent of carriers expect ...
Doom and Gloom on Talent Exodus Overstated, Says Aon Exec
Discussions of talent in the property/casualty insurance industry often focus on the advancing average age of the workforce and the idea that the looming departures of retiring professionals will ...
Is Hybrid Working the Real Challenge for the Insurance Industry This Year?
Major players in the insurance industry are developing their plans for a "smart working revolution." Companies have learned from their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they adjusted to ...
How to Fix Your Remote Onboarding Process
For many organizations, it's been a year of operating remotely. As employees and managers have worked to overcome the challenges that come with remote work, some are now facing a challenge they ...
Actuary to Actuary: Understanding Racism in the Workplace
Events in 2020 that included protests in response to the brutal killings of several unarmed Black people—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery to name a few—reignited passionate ...
Racism in Insurance: How Things Can Change
Move out of your comfort zone. Embrace failure. The two ideas are ever-present in articles telling property/casualty insurance leaders what they need to do to create innovative cultures and build the ...
How to Invest in People
No, this article is not about money. This article is about time. And people. And how your investment in them can bring great returns. When you take the time to invest in people, you invest in ...
Rise and (Help Others) Shine
What wakes you up every morning? Your alarm clock? The neighbor's (or your) barking dog? Sunrise through your window? A gentle nudge from your significant other? For most of the world, the year 2020 ...