Leadership & Strategy
Millennials Win the Prize at Multitasking
Emails, instant messaging, app notifications, RSS feeds, and a plethora of social networks inundate almost every aspect of daily life from work to home or just keeping in touch socially. Some people ...
How to Boost Performance: McKinsey IDs Strategies of Top-Tier Profit Makers
Most insurance companies aren't bold enough in their strategies to boost profits, according to a recent report from McKinsey & Company, which also says that industry CEOs must lead the way to ...
Innovation Not Only for the Young; Creativity Peaks in Mid-50s: Research
If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they're young, you are missing part of the story. A new study of winners of the Nobel Prize in economics finds that there are two different ...
Another ‘Team Project’? Snap Judgments, Leader Expectations Impact Results
Hearing the words "team project" can spark fear in the hearts of business professionals. Does this initial negative perception mean that the project is doomed from the start? Dustin Sleesman, ...
Lessons From Two Customer Experience Legends
Earlier this year, in the span of just a couple weeks, the business world lost two great customer experience strategists. Jack Bogle was the founder of Vanguard Investments, which is now the ...
Homeowners Insurance Startup, Underwriting Platform Form Separate Partnership Arrangements
Home insurance startup Swyfft is partnering with a subscription app designed to help homeowners catch and address issues before they become costly repairs. DataCubes is joining forces with a ...
Tesla Begins Offering Auto Insurance to Its California Customers
Tesla Inc. began offering auto insurance to its vehicle owners in California, touting rates as much as 30% lower without offering much detail. The electric-car maker is offering online quotes through ...
Building a Specialty Carrier: Does Culture Beat Strategy, or Is Culture Strategy?
After getting the go-ahead to build a new insurance company, BHSI's founding executive team—Peter Eastwood, president and CEO; David Bresnahan, executive vice president; David Fields, executive ...