Leadership
Boost’s Maffeo Hacks Through Insurance Industry Glaciers With InsurTech MGA
Alex Maffeo, founder and chief executive officer of InsurTech startup Boost Insurance, didn't dream of working in insurance when he was a kid. He wanted to play shortstop for the Yankees or be the ...
How a Confluence of Generations Is Leading Our Industry Into the Future
The insurance industry has never been more diverse than it is today, and that diversity extends far beyond the ratios of men to women. Four of the six living generations are now laboring side by side ...
Great Leaders Dive Right Into Turbulence, With a Plan and Clear Goals
Great leaders never run from turbulence. Instead, they dive right into it, with a goal of improving the situation. That's the conclusion forwarded in a recent Leadership Freak blog posting by ...
Argo Shareholder Accuses CEO Watson of Pursuing ‘Shockingly High’ Corporate Expenses
An Argo Group shareholder is nominating four new directors to counter what it alleges are "shockingly high" corporate expenses including pricy real estate, an office art collection, and CEO Mark ...
The Art of Magnetic Communication: 10 Secrets of Great Leaders
No one ever became a great leader without first becoming a great communicator. And no one ever became a great leader without attracting followers. We all know that leadership is the art of getting ...
Have You Shined Your Shoes Lately?
Generally, I am not a fan of origin stories. When a politician seeks to establish his "man of the people" credentials by telling us his father was a coal miner or his grandfather was a bricklayer, I ...
Absorb Fear: Former GE CEO Immelt Explains How to Lead Through Volatility
When a former leader of GE spoke at a New York City forum late last year, recent media discussions about the decline of the industrial giant and his shortcomings at the helm were of little concern. ...
Be Valuable by Knowing Your Company’s ‘Vitals’
Whether you are a rising executive or rank-and-file employee, it's important to know your organization's makeup, or "vitals." Saj Jetha, an economist and alumnus of the London School of Economics, ...