Words of Wisdom from Women to Watch
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Insurance Business. Words of Wisdom from Women to Watch
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. I’m Strong
Building the Framework of Steel
The Fraternity
We’re Not Helping Each Other
My Children, or Lack Thereof
Mansplaining
Physical Size and My Love of Shoes
Reviews
Strength Is Suddenly a Weakness
We’re So Far from Done
Chapter 2. My College-Self Says, “What Glass Ceiling?”.. My Now-Self Responds
Demonstrate
Elevate
Advocate
Innovate
Finally, My Least Favorite but of Critical Importance: Escalate
Chapter 3. Building Your Personal Brand
Chapter 4. Hear Me Roar
Mentoring
Succession Planning
Moving Forward and Final Thoughts
Chapter 5. Lessons Learned in a 30-Year Career
Chapter 6. The Myth of Work-Life Balance
Chapter 7. Dirty Glass Ceilings
Chapter 8. Integration: The Key to Happiness
Choices
Changes
Compensation
Closing
Chapter 9. Women on Boards
Chapter 10. A Growth Story
Good-bye Perfectionism
Speaking Up
Comfort in Ambiguity
External Focus
Learning to Lead
High Expectations
Mentors and Sponsors
Rules, Written and Unwritten
The Juice
Assume Positive Intent
The Dream
It Takes a Village
Chapter 11. What If
Chapter 12. Game Changers
Appendix. Women to Watch (by year)
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
200723
200624
About the Authors
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Recognizing that the commercial insurance industry was – and still is – a largely male-dominated field, Business Insurance magazine launched the Women to Watch Awards in 2006 to identify and shed a spotlight on those women who have the potential to become its future leaders.
Each year, a panel of Business Insurance senior editors selects 25 honorees from hundreds of nominations submitted by readers based on recent notable professional achievements, their influence over the industry and marketplace, and their own contributions to the advancement of women. The editors also tried to imagine what likely next steps these already successful women might take to further their careers.
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Given the small number of women currently in the high-level roles in the insurance industry, men are a crucial part of the equation. The fact is, when male leaders participate in gender diversity initiatives, they are far more successful than they would be otherwise. Research by McKinsey & Co. identified three key attributes shared by organizations that have made significant strides toward achieving gender diversity:
It is for that reason that Business Insurance– and all of the Women to Watch who have been recognized – owe special thanks to Dave North, the CEO of Sedgwick, for the publishing of this book. It was his vision that the Women to Watch not only be recognized, but heard. He thought that by giving them the opportunity to share their personal experiences and the lessons they have learned, they might make the journey easier for those women following in their wake.
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