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"The Talent Paradox" - Deloitte's Top 10 Challanges For P&C
Posted June 13, 2013
NOTE FROM JIM:
It should come as no surprise that “Deloitte’s 2013 P&C Insurance Outlook” cites staffing as one of the industry's top 10 challenges.
Forward thinkers may be eager to learn that Jacobs Executive Advisors has mastery, experience, and a record of success in executing the recommendations made by Deloitte. We welcome inquiries about the results we've provided to others and about solutions we can deliver for you and your colleagues.
To tickle your interest in Deloitte’... back to top
10 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Incredibly Happy
Posted January 14, 2014
NOTE FROM JIM:
Yes, it’s true… Research offers at least 10 ways towards improving one’s level of happiness. We are individually responsible for our own happiness.
To motivate your curiosity, see the excerpts below. Better still, access this important article. The details are crucially important:
http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-be-incredibly-happy-wed.html?fb_action_ids=10152182419671942#/jeff-haden/10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-be...
back to topMotivation
Posted January 17, 2014
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Need a little boost to get you going today? In just 6 minutes and 12 seconds, Kalib Singh will fuel your passion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUsHePihYO4&feature=youtu.be
EXCERPTS
- Only you can create the perfect time, the perfect opportunity, the perfect situation.
- Avoid spiritual suicide by not fulfilling your goals … by get...
back to top50 Most Common Interview Questions
Posted January 22, 2014
50 Most Common Interview Questions
NOTE FROM JIM
Are you well prepared to either conduct or be the recipient of an interview? Glassdoor.com recently published what it concluded were the 50 most common job interview questions. Which of these would you ask if you were an interviewer? Which of these are you prepared to answer if you were the interviewee?
Access the list here: http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/common-interview-questions/
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Shaking Off a Shy Reputation To Get Ahead
Posted January 30, 2014
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In a recent WSJ article, writer Sue Shellenbarger shares lessons for introverts eager to be recognized for their strengths, abilities, and contributions.
To incent your curiosity, see the excerpts below. Better still, read the full article to gain maximum benefit:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304049704579320683598535824?mod=dist_smartbrief
EXCERPTS AND TIPS
Wall Street Journal - Sue Shellenbarger
- Ask 20 colleagues and frie...
back to topWhy Good Managers Are So Rare - HBR Blog Network
Posted March 18, 2014
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What are the top traits of great managers, managers who drive organizational performance? Gallop identified the five top characteristics and determined that only ten percent of people have them.
To tickle your curiosity, see an HBR article that discusses the Gallop data and HBR’s recommendations for using this knowledge to develop and hold competitive advantage.
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Why Good Managers Are So Rare - HBR Blog Network
by Randall Beck and James Harter
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back to topPosted April 1, 2014
NOTE FROM JIM
New York Times Op Ed writer David Brooks recently wrote about the “Employer’s Creed”. The piece resonated deeply with me. See if you agree. To tickle your curiosities see the excerpts below. To capture the wisdom and power of David’s thoughts, access the full article.
EXCERPTS
If you follow these principles in your hiring practices, you’ll be sending a signal about what sort of person gets ahead. You may correct some of the perversities at the upper reaches ...
Clumsy Feedback Is a Poorly Wrapped Gift - HBR
Posted April 17, 2014
NOTE FROM JIM
In a recent blog post on HBR, organizational psychologist Roger Schwartz provides exceptional advice on embracing negative feedback in ways that ultimately enhance one’s own performance.
He writes, “When you accept a person’s gift [of feedback] – no matter how poorly wrapped – by responding with curiosity and compassion, you are giving a gift in return. You are creating the trust needed to talk about things that really matter and that will lead to better results....
back to topBoard Directors Should Demand Separate Indemnification Agreements
Posted May 28, 2015
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Today Board Directors for even the best of organizations would be wise to recognize the significant reputational risk, financial liability, and the psychological stress that could confront them at some time in the future. As an antidote, separate director indemnification agreements can provide the peace-of-mind that comes with maximum protection legally possible.
In a compelling article published in the National Law Review this month, authors Heidi A. Lawson and David Barres of the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Gl...
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