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Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention

Panel Interviews: Success Lies in the Preparation and Strategy

Mike Poskey | May 1, 2013

As with any interview, care taken in planning the interview will often affect your success in several ways—the panel's and/or your interviewer competence and interest, the quality of the information obtained, and the candidate's perceptions of the interviewers and your organization. Keep in mind, candidates will also be making observations, forming impressions, and making important choices.

Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention

Seven Steps To Increase Employee Retention

Mike Poskey | May 1, 2013

Mike Poskey discusses why each step is critical to the overall success of an overall employee retention plan.

Construction Safety

Safety Myths and Wrongheaded Beliefs Prevalent in the Construction Industry

Peter Furst | May 1, 2013

Myths are an integral part of culture. Peter Furst reviews construction myths and why they fail.

Employee Hiring, Development, and Retention

Inquiring Leaders Want To Know: The Skill of Asking the Right Questions

Mike Poskey | April 1, 2013

Asking open-ended questions can help inspire employees and increase their contribution to your firm's success. Mike Poskey explains.

Courts and Coverage

Courts Address the Contractual Liability Exclusion—How Far Does It Go?

Brent Cooper | April 1, 2013

Brent Cooper looks at Texas cases addressing the breadth of the exclusion and the resulting uncertainty.

Property Insurance

Utility Service Interruption: Another Aspect of Supply Chain Exposures

William Austin | April 1, 2013

William Austin explains why supply chain risk management must include exposure analysis for interruption of all utilities.

Claims Practices

Insurer's Lawyer's Advice Not Privileged

Barry Zalma | April 1, 2013

In Washington state, it appears that all lawyers and litigants are equal except for insurers and their lawyers, who are less equal than all others are.

Current Trends and Issues

Risk Purchasing Groups: A Fictitious Grouping for Illusory E&O Coverage?—Part 1

Tim Ryles | March 8, 2013

Too much state regulation may stifle innovation for errors and omissions (E&O) policies, warns Dr. Tim Ryles, but too much flexibility may foster deception.