On Our Mind

Oct 25On Our Mind: Spinning Plates in the Edu Departmentby  Jennifer Lindacher on 10/25/2021 9:55 AM​by Jim Lombardo, AVP of Learning & DevelopmentOh, so many things going on…ok, I am going to show my age. Does anyone remember the Ed Sullivan Show where the plate spinner was on and he amazed us juggling multiple plates at one time?  Well, that is what it feels like here at Big I NY.We have just concluded our first ever Leadership Academy and it was a tremendous successOur last 15inOne Webinar for 2021 is 11/16We just launched Catalyitand not to mention our regular slate of quality CE classes​Oh, and ask me about In-House…

By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​​You may recall I shouted out MyNetwork a few weeks ago and talked about how we partnered with Big I Oklahoma to offer our members an opportunity to join other female peer leaders in a high-impact virtual setting to learn and collaborate for growth.  I am following that up today with fantastic news.  The Big I Diversity Council is providing female agent leaders a discounted registration fee for MyNetwork's mentoring program which kicks off this fall.  Check it out here and if you're interested, please complete the survey to qualify for a scholarship toward the program.Source

By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager​​Banned Books Week kicked off this past Sunday and runs through Saturday, 10/02/2021.  I look at this week as a sort of way to celebrate the freedom to read.  So I did a little research to try to find out the first banned book in the United States and it appears that title goes to New English Canaan written by Thomas Morton.  Here’s a link if you would like to learn a bit more.  To celebrate Banned Books Week, I chose three banned books to read in the month of September.  My choices are Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, Extremely…