Good to Great Archives - Carrier Management

How Great Leaders Lead

As we build on the principles presented in this series on servant leadership, we get to a core idea that raises an obvious question. The core principle: Servant leaders provide leadership. The ...

When Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote a New York Times Op-Ed titled "America Deserves a Servant Leader" in August, he described a leadership style that is growing in popularity among some of the ...

Carrier Management’s Top Feature of 2014: Fireman’s Fund’s Decline

A story about Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.'s long decline was the top Carrier Management feature in 2014. The October 15 story by contributor Russ Banham looked at the company's struggles up to that ...

Executive Insight: How to Elevate a P/C Carrier From ‘Good to Great’

Scottsdale Insurance Company began to look at its operation late in 2002 with an eye on the future and what it would take to continue its leadership position in the excess and surplus lines market. ...

Understanding the Flywheel; Revisiting ‘Good to Great’ Leadership Lessons

In his book, "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don't," Jim Collins uses the flywheel metaphor to explain that great companies aren't overnight successes. Instead, such ...