On Our Mind: The Time to be a Leader

​​By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ Well, not much to say here except I might suggest, if you haven’t seen Groundhog Day starting Bill Murray, you might want to… During these crazy times, we look to our leaders for guidance, example, wisdom and just a simple show of strength. We WANT our leaders to lead, right? I am reminded of a wise adage from the former CEO of GE- Jack Welch…he once opined, “ Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” So I have to ask…

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On Our Mind: The Importance of Consistency

By Jim Lombardo, CPCU, AAI, AIM, MBA, AVP of Learning & Development​ ​Things that are inconsistent…the stock market, the weather, my golf game, diets, auto correct, Will Ferrell movies. Things that are consistent…your best friend, your favorite food, your morning routine and finding inappropriate posts on social media. One thing that I have been leaning on during these past number of weeks has been the tremendous support, collaboration and cooperation amongst the staff here at Big I NY. Every day (remotely) I am amazed at the quality of content, information and research that is being produced. The effort comes from long term employees or ones that…

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The Next Risk Solutions IQ ‘Virtual Learning’ Program Kicks Off April 21st

​Risk Solutions IQ™ – New Level Partners’ Virtual Classroom ‘Coverage and Risk Assessment’ program – delivers practical Commercial Coverage knowledge and risk-evaluation skills! An essential onboarding experience for both Sales and Client Management staff – RSIQ has grown rapidly since launched five years ago!  The attached ‘Testimonial’ PDF reflects excellent participant experiences in the recent programs. RSIQ delivers terrific value for 20+ hours of learning – without the travel expense of onsite programs – at a very efficient cost of $750 per-participant. New Level Partners can also design and deliver a dedicated-cohort Risk Solutions IQ™ program just for your agency’s staff. Risk Solutions IQ™ is…

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