Leadership
Is Your Email Culture Strangling You?
Email. Our lives wouldn't be the same without it. It is a tool that has revolutionized the workplace, improved communication and allowed employees to accomplish more in less time. However, if ...
Ex-AIG CEO Benmosche’s Posthumous Memoir Slams Wall Street Greed
Robert Benmosche, the former American International Group Inc. chief executive officer who repaid a U.S. bailout, left behind criticism for Wall Street after his death. "The commissions being charged ...
For Insurance Industry, Diversity Remains Elusive at the Top
For those hoping to make the insurance industry leadership and rank and file more diverse and attract younger employees, a wide-ranging study quantifies how much of a challenge lies ahead. About 85 ...
Meditation Can Help You Lead More Effectively: Opinion
Today's "always on" work culture is taking a heavy toll on leaders, but McKinsey & Co.'s Manish Chopra believes he has a solution: meditation. Leaders need to "observe more, react less," Chopra ...
In 2015, P/C Exec Turnover Grew From a Trickle Into a Flood
Widespread leadership changes aren't exactly typical for the property/ casualty insurance industry. But that's exactly what happened in 2015, with more than 17 separate CEO transitions that took ...
Want to Be Seen as a Leader? Pump Some Iron, Study Says
Forget intelligence or wisdom. A muscular physique might just be a more important attribute when it comes to judging a person's leadership potential. In fact, new research suggests that Arnold ...
Three Steps to Improve Leadership Capabilities
A recent study by research firm Brandon Hall Group found critical gaps in leadership training—specifically training targeted for midlevel managers. Here, Amy Fox, president, CEO and founder of ...
Leadership Lesson From NAMIC’s Chamness: Inform Stakeholders Early and Often
Every executive who successfully seals a deal, launches a product or tests an innovative idea, also makes mistakes at some time during his or her career. Here, Charles Chamness, President and CEO of ...