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Having an adept workplace mentor is invaluable - not only to coach you through sticky situations, but also to help you seek new opportunities and strengthen your insurance career path. In the spirit of International Women’s Day earlier this month, we’ve gathered some great advice from female leaders across the Arrowhead family to help you be a better co-worker, supervisor and leader. Their tips just may help propel you into the next stage in your insurance career.
The first quarter of 2017 isn’t over yet, but already Arrowhead has added new specialty programs to our commercial producer offerings. These programs were moved from OnPoint to directly under the Arrowhead umbrella, providing for economies of scale and savings in licensing and other fees. Some have added new carriers and expanded their products as well.
Thanksgiving provides us with a reminder to say thanks and appreciate everything that we have. That's why this month, managers and supervisors around our company want to share their gratitude with the employees who are standing out with a shout-out. Our list is long so be sure to check twice and let your coworkers know you saw their name and give them extra recognition.
Jamie Cox is a commercial lines service manager with our Automotive Aftermarket Program based in the Overland Park, KS office. In her second guest blog, she's sharing practical and tactical ways to implement a peer-based recognition program to help boost employee engagement.
After the Thanksgiving turkey has been carved, pumpkin pie served and the family fighting has subdued, everyone starts to get into the Christmas mood. To help us be merry and bright, let’s check in with some of our coworkers around the company to see what gets them in the festive mood.
You’ve just swallowed that last bite of pumpkin pie. Now that you’re fueled up, do you:
a) Take a nap
b) Watch football
c) Play with the kids
d) Hit the stores for a shopping spree
Black Friday. Depending on your point of view, it’s either the shopping mecca day, or the day retailers offload their so-so products that aren’t selling. It’s either a 24-hour marathon or a good day to spend with the family doing anything BUT shopping.
When Jackie Miller, vice president and underwriting operations manager for OnPoint Underwriting, learned that a long-time friend was once again diagnosed with cancer after a 20-year hiatus, she began organizing friends and special events to help both her friend Steve who would be out of work for a very long time, and his wife who took time off to be his caregiver.
Is employee engagement all about more pay and perks? Or does our professional happiness have simpler needs? Our guest blogger tackles the trendy topic of employee engagement and shares four simple techniques managers should consistently be doing to help keep top talent within our company.
We recently came across a blog that featured a message we felt was important to share. Many of us have it ingrained in us that a high IQ - intelligence quotient - is the be-all, end-all. But as it turns out, new research has shown that in business, your emotional intelligence, or EQ, is more likely to help lead you to success in the business world.
