I am honored to join the founding Board of Directors for the Georgia Chapter of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation's (IICF) Southeast division.
CEOs recognize the need for a systemic approach that develops our future leaders. In the past, weve typically worked under the assumption that our leaders simply needed to learn through experienceand that experience is selling. But in our rapidly changing and competitive industry, this approach no longer works. We must...
What are you to do as CEO of a family-owned agency? From what Ive seen in my work, there are three steps to minimizing animosity and providing a clear choice for succession.
Next week's Insurance Education and Career Summit, hosted by the Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, is the first industry collaborative effort to solve the problem of talent recruitment and retention.
At a concert in Atlanta this spring, Colin Meloy, the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Decemberists, led the audience in singing a few lyrics. "Maybe you shouldn’t pursue a career in this," he jokingly said. "Maybe you should go to work in insurance."
Agency health creates the climate for M&A. Hard economies and soft markets notwithstanding, agencies can boost their financial performances by optimizing their internal performances.
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