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How can you be a better leader? Forget about work after quitting time

January 5, 2024 by David Gambrill

Employees deem leaders who psychologically detach from work when they aren’t in the workplace as more powerful and engaged in the office, new research shows. “We found that when leaders psychologically detached from work when at home – they did

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National Canadian brokerage reports 110% revenue increase

August 2, 2022 by Jason Contant

NFP has grown dramatically in Canada over the last three years, with a 110% expansion in revenue, the large national brokerage reported late last month. “NFP in Canada is 20 times larger than it was five years ago,” Scott Saddington,

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NFP’s new executive leadership team in Canada

May 20, 2022 by Jason Contant

NFP Corp. has formed a new executive leadership team (ELT) in Canada. The property and casualty brokerage, which also provides benefits consulting, wealth management and retirement advice, assembled the leadership team as the company continues to grow and expand in

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BFL founder donates $500K towards women leadership centre

May 27, 2021 by David Gambrill

BFL Canada’s founder, Barry F. Lorenzetti, is giving $500,000 to establish the Barry F. Lorenzetti Centre for Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership at Concordia University in Montreal and to endow research grants and scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. “Entrepreneurship involving

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Digital experimentation: How to avoid the shiny object syndrome

May 20, 2021 by David Gambrill

While the insurance industry is hearing a lot of messages these days about the importance of experimenting with new digital technologies — i.e. witness the increased use of terms such as “agility,” “nimble,” “pivoting,” and “failing fast” — a business

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Communicating during COVID: What industry employees want to hear from their leaders

September 3, 2020 by David Gambrill

Okay, so it appears the pandemic crisis will be with us for a long time, with P&C organization employees already feeling uneasy, worn down, and uncertain about many things — their health, job security, sending kids back to school safely,