Author Archives: Andrew Steen
Colin Liard, Senior Vice President at Chubb Canada, met with the LLC participants (virtually) and shared insights from his incredible career journey, what it means to ‘go against the grain’ and how to keep pushing and challenging yourself. It was a great and informative session followed by breakout rooms where the participants could debrief.
More...Lynn Oldfield, President and CEO of AIG Canada, met with the LLC participants (virtually) and shared insights from her incredible career journey, how to build a valuable personal brand in the insurance industry, and how to work with those different from you. It was a very interactive session with lots of participants sharing a picture […]
More...Heather Masterson, President and CEO of Travelers Canada, met with the LLC participants (virtually) and shared some of the best career advice she has ever received, thoughts how to stay motivated at home, and how to select a sponsor and mentor. It was an interactive session with lots of great discussion throughout!
More...Dave Crozier, President & Managing Director of Markel Canada Ltd, met with the LLC participants (virtually) and shared thoughts on how to foster creativity and innovation in the Insurance Industry. Dave walked the group through the “De Bono Six Thinking Hats” theory and the group had a great discussion afterward!
More...Brad Randell, Head of Canada Insurance and Chief Agent of Axis Capital met with LLC participants (virtually!) and shared thoughts on the what working from home transition has been like, the importance and value of staying connected to peers internally and externally, and his career journey in the insurance industry. It was a great interactive […]
More...My first formal 360 feedback process opened my eyes to the importance of self-awareness and comparing my view of how I show up at work to that of the people around me. In the late 1990s I attended a weeklong leadership development course. A formal feedback survey was part of that program. The result was […]
More...Garth Pepper, President of Liberty Mutual Canada, met with the LLC participants today (virtually!) and shared thoughts on the importance of engaging with peers in the industry, how to develop your personal brand, the importance of humility in Leadership. There were some great questions asked by the group and valuable discussion on how all can […]
More...Colin Laird, SVP of Commercial Insurance at Chubb Canada, met with the LLC participants (virtually!) and shared thoughts on improving your ability to be emotionally agile and how to build an entire range of skills that will help you move through any reality with ease. In this session we also discussed what we’ve been through […]
More...Have you really accepted the current reality we are living through if you have not started a dialogue with a friend or colleague in the past four weeks that includes the phrase “…in these unprecedented times”? Because we are in fact living through an unprecedented moment in human history – a moment none of us […]
More...Andrew Steen, President of Berkley Canada, met with the LLC participants and shared thoughts on setting expectations, examining the many myths about leading people, and what skills you can deliberately develop to help prepare for your first leadership assignment. There was great interactive dialogue and a set of actionable take away items.
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