corporate culture News
Diversity and Inclusion Help Drive Business Success
There has never been a better time for the insurance profession to begin deepening the conversation around diversity and inclusion (D&I). In fact, there has never been a better time to capitalize ...
Nowhere to Hide in Open Offices With Glass Walls; UK Study Reveals New Stresses for Workers
New offices, designed to be more open and collaborative settings, are making office workers more image-conscious, and they may create special stresses for women, according to research announced ...
Getting Teams to Work (When No One Wants To)
We love teams, but wherever we look, we see a sad truth: Most teams underperform. A large part of the reason relates to passion—often teams have members who simply have no interest in being there. ...
The Art of Translation: Why Middle Managers Are Key to Building a Strong Culture
There's an art to translation. Just ask the former president who once referred to himself as a jelly doughnut while speaking in German, or the banking group HSBC, which spent $10 million rebranding ...
Allied World’s Cultural Edge: Competing with Giants to Grow Specialty Business
When you're a smaller athlete competing with giants, sheer determination and sharp reflexes are tools you might use to glide past opponents—and a winning formula in business isn't too different, ...
Getting in the Game
Insurers looking to build on their corporate culture have an abundance of team builder providers to choose from these days; it's all a matter of what looks good, works well, is cost-effective and ...
Fun at Work: Carriers Using Games to Build Teams, Spur Creativity
Ever just want to drop a bunch of your team members off at a strange place and lose the key? Here's your chance. Big insurers are delving into one of the newest aspects of corporate team building: ...
The Role of Leaders Is Serving Employees: QBE NA CEO Johnston
If you were to ask the chief executive officer of QBE North America what success looks like, he might pull out some text messages with images of employees celebrating a recent change at the company. ...