Leadership
12 Essential Skills and Practices for the Leaders of Today and Tomorrow
What makes for a strong and sound leader? There invariably are a number of leadership archetypes: the charismatic leader, the paternal leader, the collegiate leader, the narcissistic leader—just to ...
Tips to Start Your Own Leadership Program
1. Get leadership buy-in. You will need more than just financial support. Leaders should be prepared to participate in the creation, administration and operation of the program. 2. Understand the ...
Cultivating Leadership to Drive Business Results
Like many companies, we favor the concept of promoting from within for leadership positions. However, when we took a closer look at the makeup of our leadership team a few years ago, we realized we ...
Symantec’s Example Offers One Way Employers Can Address Transgender Issues
Meetings at Symantec's Springfield campus tend to revolve around technical issues, so when Cass Averill asked his boss for a sit down six years ago, the manager assumed they'd be talking about ...
Straight Talk from Industry CEOs at ACE and Travelers
Great leaders promote trust and open communication, experts increasingly argue. Property/casualty insurance executives understand this, especially in times of great change—a fact that was in ...
Confident, Motivated Women in Insurance Need Male Mentors: Research
Two recently released studies of insurance industry leadership reveal some positive trends on gender diversity measures. But executive teams still have few women, researchers say, concluding that the ...
Travelers CEO Fishman, and Schnitzer, His Successor, Reassure Investors
Departing Travelers CEO Jay Fishman and his designated successor, Alan Schnitzer insist that that the change won't be wrenching, and that the property/casualty insurance giant will experience a ...
Global Warming Debate: Should Insurers Ditch Carbon Investments?
Insurers and reinsurers are applying underwriting and risk management expertise to support an environmentally sustainable future, but the question of exactly how they'll use investment dollars toward ...