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Does The Age Of A Board Affect Company Innovation?

The Horizons Tracker

What they found was that younger executives, who have more years left in their careers, are more patient when it comes to waiting for investments to pay off. They have less conflict of interest but are not always capable,” the researchers explain. “Subordinate managers run the company day to day.

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Insurance Executive Search: Navigating the Landscape of Risk and Reward

N2Growth Blog

Strong strategic leadership skills, including the ability to inspire and motivate teams, are also crucial in navigating the complexities of the insurance sector. They should be able to articulate their vision, build consensus, and inspire their teams. Alongside these qualities, a proven track record of leadership is crucial.

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Simplifying the STAR Interview Technique for Your Next Interview

HR Digest

You might have rehearsed your career history and have your goals and aspirations ready on the tip of your tongue, but many interview questions choose to shift the focus from what you know to how you behave instead. Have you ever faced any challenges with managing a team? Have you experienced any conflict of interest in your role?

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Research: Do People Really Get Promoted to Their Level of Incompetence?

Harvard Business Review

In other words, organizations manage careers so that everyone “rises to the level of their incompetence.” We found similar results regardless of whether salespeople were promoted to their own team or to new teams. decline in the performance of each of the manager’s subordinates following the promotion.

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How to Manage Subject Matter Experts

Lead Change Blog

As a business leader, you’ll often find yourself in the position of working with external subject matter experts (SMEs) to supplement your team’s knowledge base, or help you with a particular task that your team isn’t built to complete on its own. It is critical to avoid the risk of being blamed if anything goes wrong.

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What You Can Do to Improve Ethics at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

We were surprised that 30 leaders in the study recalled a total of 87 “major” ethical dilemmas from their career histories. Some of these activities included inherent conflicts of interest; others simply caused leaders to have to act counter to their values (loyalty, for example). You and Your Team Series.

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Dating the boss, crossing an invisible line?

HR Digest

Then again, be prepared for a career brick if things go south. There are also multiple possibilities of potential conflicts of interest that can be hard to resolve. Statistics suggest that a boss-employee relationship is more likely to end up in a happy long-term marriage rather than tearful endings and ruined careers.