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Have You Shined Your Shoes Lately?
Generally, I am not a fan of origin stories. When a politician seeks to establish his "man of the people" credentials by telling us his father was a coal miner or his grandfather was a bricklayer, I ...
Surround Yourself With People Who Will Inspire You
Professional development is about more than seeking out promotions, projects, courses and certifications, says a recent article from Harvard Business Review, noting the benefits of proactively ...
Surround Yourself With People You Want to Be Like
"Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are." —author unknown Did you know that the four people with whom you spend the most time are who you become in the future? Scary, isn't ...
Success Can Bring Out Your Dark Side
The confidence, charisma and independence that helped high-performing leaders gain success can also be their downfall, says a recent article from Harvard Business Review, noting that the gain in ...
Values Shouldn’t Be Negotiable
There's a big difference between values and preferences. Preferences can be negotiated and adapted based on the person and the situation. Values, on the other hand, are meant to be non-negotiable and ...
25 Tips for Leaders: Managing Yourself
Insurance executives are bombarded with self-improvement advice—articles pushed to their smartphones and emails flooding their inboxes hyping books and courses that promise to pave the way to ...
Finding the Right Balance: How CEOs Stay Physically and Mentally Healthy
For a CEO in the property/casualty insurance industry—or any sector for that matter—stress is a given. CEOs constantly fields meetings, trips, disagreements, negotiations and more. They have the ...
Mastering Your Secret Self-Management Strategy: Self-Appointments
Why do some leaders have greater success than others? In this fast-paced world, we are continually challenged to fit more work into the same time frames that we all have. One of the most challenging ...