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‘Bring Your Whole Self to Work’: How Insurance Leaders Can Realize the Promise
The drive to attract, retain and develop the best talent means diversity and inclusion is a key driver and often portrayed as the centerpiece of company culture for many in the insurance profession. ...
Demanding ‘Service With a Smile’ Can Lead to Employee Burnout
Managers know that happy employees are more productive and provide better customer service, but what is the cost of that service with a smile? New research from the Terry College of Business at the ...
Tackling Workplace Bullying Is an Organizational Problem: Study
Workplace bullying costs global employers billions of dollars every year in absenteeism, stress leave and lost productivity. Researchers from Australia have identified major risk areas for workplace ...
2022 Self-Management Strategies: Work Slower and Cancel Meetings
In two separate articles published in late 2021 and early 2022, an executive coach and a human resources professional offered some unexpected advice to help readers increase their own ...
Managing Your Team Between Pandemic Disruptions
Like employers in the property/casualty insurance industry, the leader of an augmented reality company expressed fears that his business will be "living between pandemics" for a prolonged period in a ...
Why Your Best Performers Aren’t Your Best Teachers
When you want advice to achieve something, whom would you rather ask: the top performer in that area or someone barely scraping by? Most people would choose the top performer. That person's advice, ...
Why Diverse Representation Should Not Be Your End Goal
Globally, women make up only about a quarter of insurance companies' executive roles, 10 percent of CEOs and 8 percent of board members, according to a study last year by Swiss Re. And, of those with ...
How the Insurance Industry Can Tackle Impostor Phenomenon
The impostor phenomenon is often a hidden issue in the insurance industry. But individual sufferers should be aware they are not alone. In fact, around 70 percent of people in all industry sectors ...