Leaders play a central role in effective team building. With good team building skills, leaders can unite individuals around a shared goal or objective and generate greater productivity. Without them, a leader is limiting themselves and others to the contribution each person makes individually. Team building is a process that can help a group develop
By Geraldine Plott, CPCU, FCLA, SCLA, AIC, ARM, AIS, AINS, CIIP, DAE, CLP “Play nice and you need to share.” Remember these words? I feel sure as a child you heard them and if you have children or grandchildren, you have said them at some time. Play nice, a very simple sentence. Even at a
By Sue Quimby CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAE MSO, Inc. Human trafficking is a worldwide problem, impacting millions of men, women and children over thousands of years. In the United States, California, Texas and Florida have the most trafficking cases. India leads the world in human trafficking cases with approximately 14 million victims. Forbes has
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If you’ve heard of or read about mindfulness – a form of meditation – you might be curious about how to practice it. Mindfulness is the act of being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling at every moment – without interpretation or judgment. Spending too much time planning, problem-solving, daydreaming, or thinking negative or
by Jonel Thames Leake, CPCU, ASLI, AAI, CPIW, DAE Membership engagement is a term that we hear all the time in our association. It is considered so important that we have a task force dedicated to it. Have you ever wondered why? First of all, what is membership engagement? I found a definition that describes
by Sue Quimby, CPCU, AU, CIC, CPIW, DAEMSO, Inc. Catalytic converters are a prime target of thieves. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), more than 1,200 catalytic converters per month were stolen in the United States during 2020. Thefts increased almost 300% in the period from July 2020 to October 2021. One insurer
March Sponsor Spotlight Thank you IAIP association – Insurance Professionals of Greater Sioux Falls – for a 5-star sponsorship of the Leadership Bootcamp at the 2022 IAIP Convention. Leadership Bootcamp training, designed by IAIP leaders, will advance your career and give you the tools to step into your next leadership role. Find out how your
Brenda McDermott, CPCU, SCLA, ARM, AIDA, AIC, CIIP The accomplishments of so many talented athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics have unfortunately been overshadowed by the alleged actions of one young skater who has been accused of cheating by testing positive for a banned substance. Adding to this allegation is the long history of her
IAIP is on a transformation journey to better serve our industry and the professionals working in it. Our focus has been on completing the many initiatives we began with that transformation goal in mind. We’ve created new products, talent development programs, corporate memberships, and enhanced our educational and leadership development offerings. We continue to strive