A little while ago, I applied for an internal position I really, really wanted. It meshed well with my skills and enthusiasm for insurance. It also would have helped me grow in ways that I would not have thought possible this early on in my career. I did some interview prep, including mock interviews, and … Read more
With the right blueprint we can develop our lives and our careers into something we can be proud of. In October of 1967, 6 months before his death by assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia. He spoke on the idea that, like any well-constructed building, our lives … Read more
This article originally published in Carly’s monthly column on AM Best’s Review. How many times have you been in a meeting or received an email about yet another change in the process of how your work gets done? If you’re anything like me, you’ve gotten frustrated on occasion with the process focus. I have a … Read more
Almost without exception leaders are readers, and here at Insurance Nerds we are obsessive readers. After much thought, here is our list of books a new insurance professional should read in his first year, which would put him WAY ahead of the game. Getting Things Done: The first thing you have to figure out … Read more
“γνῶθι σεαυτόν” (pronounced gnothi seauton) was inscribed at the Temple of Apolo at Delphi. This remains great advice over 2,000 years later for those of us trying to grow a career in the 21st century. The Gallup organization has spent 40+ years studying human strengths and how they affect organizations and careers, and has found that … Read more