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I'm an independent risk manager having 50 years of experience in the insurance and risk management field. I work with companies that don't have an inside risk manager, but still need the knowledge and eexperience.
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If you are successful at your product or service there will be some that will lie behind your back to bring you down. Certainly it hurts, but you can’t win this confrontation so don’t spend your time and energy on even trying to address it. Stay the course. Keep doing what you have been doing...
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If you are successful at your product or service there will be some that will lie behind your back to bring you down. Certainly it hurts, but you can’t win this confrontation so don’t spend your time and energy on even trying to address it. Stay the course. Keep doing what you have been doing that got you to this point. At least 75 to 80 percent of the people around you will turn on you if given the chance. Focus on the others.
This is a familiar story. You know what you need to do but you hope you don’t have to “start” over. It is clearly time to move on and the sooner the better. GO NOW. Best of luck.
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This is a familiar story. You know what you need to do but you hope you don’t have to “start” over. It is clearly time to move on and the sooner the better. GO NOW. Best of luck.
Make sure you have the right kind of insurance in place to take care of a split. Unfortunately, this all too common with family members in business together. Good luck and remember your family is still more important than the your business.
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Make sure you have the right kind of insurance in place to take care of a split. Unfortunately, this all too common with family members in business together. Good luck and remember your family is still more important than the your business.
At the end of the day you have to decide if you want you to survive or the business. The kind of concussions you mention take a long long time to heal. Four years ago I had mine and I'm still having to deal with it. Sell the business and file for SSDI. It is time to stop trying to be and do...
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At the end of the day you have to decide if you want you to survive or the business. The kind of concussions you mention take a long long time to heal. Four years ago I had mine and I'm still having to deal with it. Sell the business and file for SSDI. It is time to stop trying to be and do everything. I know from experience how hard that is to do, but you can do it. The best advise I received was to realize this is now the new me. Yes, you will never get back to who you were, so accept who you are now. Good luck and remember be as kind to yourself as you would be to a friend.
The one thing I see is trying to be all things to your clients. Not staying with your core expertise.
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The one thing I see is trying to be all things to your clients. Not staying with your core expertise.
I have not seen mediation clauses work in contracts. They are somewhat like a "time out" for children. However the parties seem to go and work on their positions, which only seems to make those positions stronger.
Arbitration, on the other hand, forces faces to faces discussion of the issues. ...
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I have not seen mediation clauses work in contracts. They are somewhat like a "time out" for children. However the parties seem to go and work on their positions, which only seems to make those positions stronger.
Arbitration, on the other hand, forces faces to faces discussion of the issues. Better chance of reaching a solution under arbitration in my experience.
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It is interesting that we work to get more free time in which to enjoy life and then wonder what we should be doing for the business. In my case studying any new legal cases is a help in order to give the best advice to clients. But supporting current client relations and developing new ones is...
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It is interesting that we work to get more free time in which to enjoy life and then wonder what we should be doing for the business. In my case studying any new legal cases is a help in order to give the best advice to clients. But supporting current client relations and developing new ones is a useful way to spend ones time for the business.
In truth you really don't. You just do your consulting work honestly and with integrity and let the rest take care of itself.
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In truth you really don't. You just do your consulting work honestly and with integrity and let the rest take care of itself.
There is not an easy answer to this question as employers have been dealing with it for years. However, the courts have been trying to define the terms of when and where and how. To start with it is necessary to have a a well worded policy statement to clearly define under what circumstances...
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There is not an easy answer to this question as employers have been dealing with it for years. However, the courts have been trying to define the terms of when and where and how. To start with it is necessary to have a a well worded policy statement to clearly define under what circumstances drug screening can be done. It also has to clearly define who can make that call. As a risk manager for a number of companies it is always a challenge to make sure they have a proper policy statement and that it has been been carried forward in good training sessions that are documented. Hope that helps you to start your process. Regards.
This is a serious issue. As a risk manager that is independent of any carriers or agents I advise clients that their first line is to protect the company if harassment might already be an issue. Proper insurance coverage is important. Any off the shelf policy from an agent is generally NOT...
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This is a serious issue. As a risk manager that is independent of any carriers or agents I advise clients that their first line is to protect the company if harassment might already be an issue. Proper insurance coverage is important. Any off the shelf policy from an agent is generally NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
If harassment is not a concern at this time, then training of management (yes upper management first) then supervisors. Prior to that a formal corporate policy needs to be in place (which is why upper management needs to be trained first. Proper forms need to be established for purpose of documentation. In today's world harassment can not just bring down individuals but also a whole company. Be prepared is the only safe way.
Hope that helps.