Leadership
A CEO’s Advice: Find the Opportunities in Change
Change and disruption can offer your employees opportunities for personal and professional growth and development—or they can cause an employee to find the workplace unbearably stressful. In a May ...
Public Affairs ‘Ironman’ Kevelighan Takes Helm at Insurance Information Institute
Committing to a few extreme physical fitness events every year keeps Sean Kevelighan honest. "That, for me, is the incentive to insure that I keep my training going. It's really good for your health, ...
Harvard Innovation Lab Acknowledges Value of Female Entrepreneurs
While venture capital funding is generally bias against female entrepreneurs, Harvard Innovation Lab is a "bright spot in the landscape," says Forbes contributor Susan Price in a recent blog post ...
Here Are 5 Ways to Build an Effective Executive Team
How does an executive successfully lead an effective team that gets the job done? Leigh Thompson, a professor with the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, has come up with five ...
APIW’s Woman of the Year: Career Reflections and a Challenge for Insurance Leaders
(This article is based on a speech delivered by Erin Hamrick on June 20, 2016, as she accepted the APIW Insurance Woman of the Year award in New York City.) In reflecting on this honor and writing ...
Applying Life Lessons: The Road to Leadership
A competitive spirit is something that comes naturally to Rob Schimek, CEO of AIG Commercial. Coaxed to talk about his personal leadership style and the life experiences that have helped him ...
An Open Letter to My Younger Self: Leadership Tips and Career Advice
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2016. Some lessons were tougher than others to relate to and absorb, and some were simpler and more straightforward. But I made it my ...
Mindfulness a Key Attribute for Inspirational Leaders: Bain
Inspired employees are more than twice as productive as satisfied employees, according to new research from Bain & Co. What makes a leader inspirational? The most important attribute is ...