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.
Earlier this year, our executive team agreed to give away five extra days of PTO to one lucky winner. All the employees have to do is take one quiz each month for 10 months and score a perfect 100% on each one. Then, their name would be added to a raffle in December where one lucky winner would be announced the proud owner of five extra PTO days.
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.
Back in May, we started our summer road trip series by visiting all of our offices around the country. We started out East and made our way West and now here we are, at the end of the summer, ending our tour at the Arrowhead and ACM HQ in downtown San Diego.
Our charity committees across the country have been busy bees. What have they been up to? Glad you are curious, because here is how they made an impact in their communities this quarter:
What better way to spend these dog days of summer than actually looking at cute pups. (And other pets.) Add to that the fact that this Friday is National Dog Day, so we thought, why not give everyone at work a chance to show off their pets in a friendly competition where all you win is bragging rights.
We know our coworkers have gobs of wisdom to share, so we're providing a HotSpot for what's hot and what's not on the literary and cinema circuit. Anyone within our companies can submit a review - good or bad - of a book, movie or show and we'll post your thoughts on this blog page. Updates will be made regularly so check back every month.
Our next stop on our summer road trip is Carlsbad, CA, “The Village by the Sea.” Home to 112 ACM and Arrowhead employees, Carlsbad is a beachside city with a laidback vibe. Here you’ll find great schools, good surfing, plenty of golf courses and golf club manufacturers – and Legoland. What you won’t find, hopefully, is a resurgence of the wildfires that hit the area just two years ago, burning 26,000 acres.
Our newest office is in San Francisco, at 564 Market Street, Suite 225, in the Financial District. Located between One Bush Plaza (the Crown-Zellerbach building) and Crocker Galleria (a great place to spend your lunch time – and your paycheck!), the office is right across the street from a BART station, in case any of the three employees don’t feel like fighting traffic that day.
