Women on Business

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Guest Post By: Rania Stewart, senior product manager with Peoplefluent.com. Recent data shows the majority of companies worldwide (71 percent) don’t have a clearly defined strategy for grooming and developing women as company leaders, according to a 2011 Women’s Leadership Development Survey conducted by Mercer.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 9, 2011

Evaluating Health Plans by UnitedHealth Group Factors to Consider When Evaluating Health Plans. Click here for more information on Evaluating Health Plans. You just finished reading Complimentary Resource - Evaluating Health Plans ! The costs involved, the benefits, the breadth of the network and more.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case.

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Coaching Tip

AUGUST 13, 2011

It's a trend that began after the economic downturn of the late 1980s, when I became a management consultant like many other laid-off professionals who became consultants. Worse, the self-employed are taxed as if they’re medium-size employers, but they can’t deduct health insurance premiums and other expenses that bigger companies can.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 31, 2011

Many established actors in the health care industry – including insurers, brokers and providers – are searching for ways to increase their market clout. When insurers or health care providers have to battle one another to attract customers, they must differentiate themselves by charging lower prices or providing better service.

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Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. He was promoted to Director of Sales in 2009 and took over as President in 2011. He joined Zane Benefits as its thirteenth employee in 2007.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 1, 2010

» Five Ways to Disarm an Angry Mob August 1st, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Many years ago, as an inexperienced young woman working in corporate benefits, I did not have the skills to give a group of angry employees a presentation on a life insurance benefit that was changing. We all deal with angry people at some point in our lives.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 18, 2016

The next step is creating a plan to not only communicate them, but integrate them into everything you do at the company. Life insurance sales and sales of plans in teachers’ retirement programs – two of our core business lines – have more than doubled between 2011 and 2015. You and your company can do the same.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

To do so, they’ll have to invest proactively in their employees’ health – and not just shop around for a good insurance deal, according to a new report from the Healthcare Performance Management (HPM) Institute. Click here to download a complimentary copy of this Healthcare Performance Management Institute report.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. If not, then this post is for you.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. Google bought U.K. Germany, and France.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2023

With two decades of marketing experience and an MBA Degree, Debbie developed her marketing expertise while working in the high-tech industry, the Consumer Marketing Department at Disneyland Paris in France, the nonprofit arena, and the insurance industry. Do you agree with this approach? Why or why not? If I paid, then nothing was wrong.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Great leaders are strategic thinkers who have the ability to translate their vision into an actionable strategy to insure its success. Section III: Strategy.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

To motivate, persuade, sell, get buy-in, receive feedback, insure understanding, or impact an audience in any way, you need their attention. The most important thing is to actively think about your audience as you start planning your presentation. You can plan your strategy around what the audience knows and how they think.

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 10, 2011

In 2011, health premiums will continue to surge upward with most major surveys projecting increases in the 9 percent to 12 percent range – or over eight-times the rate of inflation. Click here to download a complimentary copy of this Healthcare Performance Management Institute report. population. population. population.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Many small business owners seek long term tax strategies rather than year-by-year decisions that make planning for the future of their business impossible. By no later than 2014, states will have to set up Small Business Health Options Programs, or “SHOP Exchanges,” where small businesses will be able to pool together to buy insurance.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

The industries most susceptible to disruption are those selling information-based services that can be delivered digitally – and a perfect example is the insurance industry. We estimate that up to $400 billion in insurance premiums could change hands within the industry over the next year. Google bought U.K. Germany, and France.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 17, 2011

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Is the pursuit of success or significance driving your quest in 2011? They don’t give because their accountant told them to, or for estate planning purposes, they give to make a difference. Did the attainment of your 2010 goals lead you closer to success or significance?

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CO2

DECEMBER 24, 2010

2) Assemble the Dedicated Team 3) Manage the partnership In the second part of the book they examine the steps for planning an innovation initiative and checking the progress: 1) Formalize the experiment 2) Break down the hypothesis 3) Seek the truth Are you prepared for the innovation that needs to take place in your organization?

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CO2

OCTOBER 15, 2010

These questions ought to be directed toward people who have spent their lives studying or reporting on various aspects of health-care; working in billing offices, insurance agencies, and ERs; suffering from illnesses haven’t been covered due to various loopholes; and writing policy to address complex health-care issues.

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CO2

OCTOBER 15, 2010

These questions ought to be directed toward people who have spent their lives studying or reporting on various aspects of health-care; working in billing offices, insurance agencies, and ERs; suffering from illnesses haven’t been covered due to various loopholes; and writing policy to address complex health-care issues.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

For a very short period of time I sold long-term healthcare insurance for a corporate giant. In fact you need to be familiar with their challenges, needs and deep down desires or wish list. One past experience of long ago best exemplifies the process.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Your chosen Porsche is delivered to your house with insurance and maintenance as well as unlimited miles and flips to other models included. Starting in 2011, Mercedes chose to develop direct distribution capabilities for electric bicycle sales under its Smart brand. UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest health insurers in the U.S.,

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Instead of focusing on what clients liked about their industry, they chose to plan their strategy around what customers liked the least and improve upon it. Their plan was to make enough profit to help fund music programs in local schools. Geico has done a particularly remarkable job at grabbing attention for their insurance products.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2011

We're delighted to announce the finalists for the Management 2.0 They represent multibillion-dollar global companies, government agencies, software companies, cement makers, eyeglass manufacturers, retailers, insurance providers, and tomato processors. Strategic Planning the Wikimedia Way: Bottom-Up and Outside-In.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

Sure, great leaders never lose sight of their core business, they pay attention to managing risk, etc., I plan on circulating your information and just ordered your book. I hazard to say that those who choose to focus on core business, managing risk and maintaining status quo are largely engaged in management.

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Roundtable Talk

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Senior management reviews the ideas and responds to questions raised. By staying connected to the front-line (not just your management direct reports), you get the unfiltered information, perspectives and insights directly … rather than through the layers of the management rinse cycle. Skip to content Home Welcome!

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

By doing this, you will accelerate the entire planning process and the manner decisions are being made throughout the organization. If you use this tool effectively you will be able to manage big complex issues down to the core elements that are effecting the decision. It forces you to make better decisions.

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CO2

DECEMBER 10, 2010

By doing this, you will accelerate the entire planning process and the manner decisions are being made throughout the organization. If you use this tool effectively you will be able to manage big complex issues down to the core elements that are effecting the decision. It forces you to make better decisions.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

This leaves business leaders with two options: wait for whatever the government does and react, or pro-actively plan for a carbon-constrained future. Munich Re reports that natural disasters in 2011 caused insurance companies to substantially spend down cash reserves, with payouts exceeding premiums in the US by 16%.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2018

All managers know that they need to help their employees through challenging times – whether it’s a tough work situation like a tight deadline or high-stakes client, or a demanding personal situation, like a new baby or a sick parent. It’s also a lesson I learned firsthand when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

As everyone now knows, Healthcare.gov – the $394 million website that was supposed to enable millions of Americans to shop for health insurance – is experiencing some initial technical failures. Take, for example, the problem of attracting young, healthy Americans to get insured. Change management Crisis management Government'

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Patients generally need proof of insurance to access outpatient clinics, and Parkland was serving a large volume of uninsured people as inpatients — so it extended preventive care and management of chronic conditions into the outpatient arena, much like an ACO. We still operate that way today. We still operate that way today.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2010

For over 15 years, Jim has helped small businesses and large companies like FedEx, Sherwin-Williams, Ernst & Young, and Progressive Auto Insurance understand how to find success on the Web. This Book Will Make You Money : How to Use Attention-Getting Online Marketing to Increase Your Revenue.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

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