Leadership
Compassion and Insurance
A recent visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum brought home forcefully that we live in dangerous times—times that demand new ways of being and doing. Sober, quiet, discomforted by more than ...
As Work Plods Along, Motivational Tactics Can Still Produce Results
Sometimes work in the office can be less than ideal or interesting, even if it remains important. A recent posting on the Leadership Freak blog acknowledged that this circumstance can create a bad ...
PartnerRe Celebrates Its First 25 Years—When Everything and Nothing Has Changed
During PartnerRe's first 25 years as a reinsurer, everything has changed and nothing has changed. From its roots as a pure catastrophe player, PartnerRe has dramatically evolved—or ...
A CEO Needs to Be Authentic, Optimistic and Resilient: PartnerRe’s Clarke
When PartnerRe acquired SAFR in 1997, it expanded its scope of business, moving quickly from being a monoline catastrophe reinsurer to a multiline company. Along with that purchase came PartnerRe's ...
Don’t Be Afraid to Show Vulnerability
Title, position and authority don't automatically translate into power and influence, says "turnaround specialist" Rick Miller in a recent guest post on the blog Great Leadership. Instead, he ...
Buffett Says Berkshire Bought Back Its Own Shares Along With Boosting Apple Stake
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Thursday said the conglomerate bought back its own stock for the first time since 2012 and added to its already huge stake in ...
A Better Mentor Guides Protégés to Make Their Own Career Decisions
Executives often mentor upcoming employees who themselves are on track to become future corporate leaders. In doing so, they would do well to let the protégé set priorities of their career path and ...
Stress Less With a Workplace Well-Being Initiative
Workplace stress can lead to a range of physiological and psychological impacts, including cardiovascular disease, burnout, depression and anxiety. A workplace well-being initiative can help, says a ...