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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 ...
Why One Carrier Decided to Stick With Fully Remote Working
Topa Insurance Company (TIC), like most insurance businesses, shifted to a remote workforce out of necessity in 2020. TIC continued to be successful in the new work environment and quickly decided to ...
A Bad Mix: Narcissistic CEOs and Crisis
Research from Michigan State University and the Ohio State University reveals how CEO narcissism during a crisis can influence the behavior of middle managers, which may have implications for the ...
People Behind the People: How Talent Chiefs Led Through the Pandemic
For insurance leaders tasked with managing their organization's human capital, the COVID-19 pandemic presented myriad challenges around employee safety and wellness and transformed their workplace ...