Leadership
Become a CEO by Starting Small and Making Big Leaps
So you want to be a CEO. What's the fastest way of getting there? One answer is to start small first, in order to go big later. Another is to simply take a risk and make a huge leap to a higher ...
Generali Goes for Artificial Intelligence in Spain Via New Expert System Agreement
Generali is planning to inject the use of artificial intelligence into its work processes in Spain. The Italian insurer will do this by way of an agreement with Expert System, an artificial ...
A Little Nudging Goes a Long Way Toward Helping Your Team Make Better Decisions
A little nudging is one way an executive can help make his or her team make better decisions. Lisa Shu, assistant professor of Organizational Behavior at London Business School, explains in a new ...
AIG CEO Duperreault: Progress Made, Improvement Needed in Bringing Young Employees to Insurance
American International Group CEO Brian Duperreault said an effort launched about two years ago to recruit more young people to the property/casualty industry is making some progress, but there is ...
Beyond Future Leaders, Other Employees Are Worth Retention Program Efforts
As insurers and other companies explore ways to keep and nurture valuable employees, they may want to focus their energies on more than just the future leaders. Executives Career Systems ...
Remorseful Toyota CEO? Most People Don’t Think Leader Apologies Are Sincere
Do we believe apologies by people who have committed a transgression? It depends on their power status, according to a university study. The new international study including the University of Haifa ...
Getting Teams to Work (When No One Wants To)
We love teams, but wherever we look, we see a sad truth: Most teams underperform. A large part of the reason relates to passion—often teams have members who simply have no interest in being there. ...
The Latest Launches From Travelers, Starr Companies, Neon and More
Travelers' European unit is now marketing beefed-up cyber insurance coverage for UK and Ireland-based tech clients. Starr Companies is touting a new crisis coverage endorsement. Neon launched what it ...