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Hiring Ex-Convicts Could Be a Good Company Investment
Executives looking to hire new talent might want to consider ex-convicts who are now on the hunt for jobs. Researchers from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University looked at ...
A Better Mentor Guides Protégés to Make Their Own Career Decisions
Executives often mentor upcoming employees who themselves are on track to become future corporate leaders. In doing so, they would do well to let the protégé set priorities of their career path and ...
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 ...
For Executives, Transparency Isn’t Always a Good Thing
Transparent decision-making processes aren't necessarily a good thing for executives and the companies they run. The reason: Company heads may end up never hearing honest, valuable perspectives. ...
Don’t Fear Digital Disruption: Embrace and Learn From It
For companies and their executives who are struggling to adapt to digital disruption, three PwC experts have a simple recommendation: embrace it, and learn from it. The trio writes in a recent ...
State Auto CEO LaRocco Wins Contract Extension, a Vote of Confidence in His Turnaround Strategy
Mike LaRocco, who took over president and CEO of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. in May 2015, has won the support of the company's board of directors for an extension of his contract until Dec. ...
Everest Re CEO Addesso Gains Contract Extension Through 2019
Dominic Addesso, president and CEO of Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd., has gotten a contract extension. The Bermuda-based reinsurer and insurer said he will remain in both roles through Dec. 31, ...
W.R. Berkley CEO: Cat Losses Will Force Carriers to Rethink Market Priorities
In light of hurricanes and earthquakes in the 2017 third quarter that left insured catastrophe losses likely surpassing $100 billion, W.R. Berkley Corp. President and CEO Robert Berkley Jr. said he ...