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Adapting management styles for the post-COVID workplace
April 28, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoManagers must develop different management skills for the post-COVID world, say panellists at the Insurance Institute of Canada’s Pivot with Purpose webinar. As many organizations begin their transition to a hybrid work model, companies have a responsibility to adapt their…
Where your digital investments should go
March 7, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatinoInsurance companies seeking to make good digital investments need to reevaluate their legacy technology systems, according to survey results from digital intelligence company ABBYY. As the workplace becomes increasingly digitized, ABBYY’s 2021 Digital Transformation Survey Results finds that the biggest barriers…
Here are your security blindspots in the new hybrid workplace
October 5, 2021 by Jason ContantThe hybrid workplace increases your client’s cyber risk exposure, as cybercriminals have spotted new opportunities with a distributed workforce and are determined to exploit soft spots associated with remote work, HP suggests. According to the HP Wolf Security Blurred Lines…
4 design concepts for the new hybrid office
July 22, 2021 by Jason ContantIn planning their future hybrid offices, Canadian insurance industry employers will need to carefully consider office design approaches, a blog published Thursday by Harvard Business Review advises. “By all indications, the future of work is hybrid,” wrote Jim Keane and…
Preparing for the new work normal? Don’t move too quickly…
April 28, 2021 by Adam MalikDeciding to shift your workforce to be more weighted towards a work-from-home environment isn’t as easy as flicking a switch for brokerages and insurance companies, P&C experts on a recent web panel warned. There needs to be real thought put…
How to engage your staff in a hybrid office
April 19, 2021 by Adam MalikKeeping staff engaged and stimulated when life returns to something resembling the old normal will be a top challenge for property and casualty insurance industry leaders, experts say. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian P&C industry is expected to implement…
How to build empathetic managers for the hybrid workplace
April 16, 2021 by David GambrillCanadian property and casualty insurance industry leaders have often talked about the importance of managing with empathy during the pandemic, but empathic managers will become even more valuable in the hybrid workplaces that are expected to emerge after the pandemic…