Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger, Jim Canfield, Managing Director at CEO Tools. We hope you enjoy Jim’s wisdom and perspective.
I recently got a new bicycle. It is a city/commuter bike purchased to be an addition to my more specialized road bike and mountain bike. It arrived in a big box ready for me to complete the assembly. Like many projects CEOs and managers run into, it was about 70% complete.
I’ve always been fascinated with plumbing. This fascination may have been spurred several years ago with my first home purchase - a rehab in Chicago’s west suburbs. It tested my patience and skill set. However, experiencing various plumbing adventures, I learned a few tricks-of-the-trade.
Today we’re sharing insight from guest blogger Joe Calloway, author of “Keep It Simple,” “Magnetic,” and several other game-changing business books. We hope you enjoy Joe’s wisdom and perspective.
Early in my career I worked in the real estate business. We were busy, which was good. But busy meant a lot of contracts, documents, and agreements, and with a high level of activity there was more chance that something could occasionally go wrong.
The owner of the firm was involved in the day-to-day business, and he was the one we’d go to if things got sticky or we couldn’t find a solution to a problem or see a resolution to a conflict. He had a standard practice when one of us would go to him for help.
Do you know if your jewelry is covered under your homeowners or renters policy? Depending on the value of your jewelry, the answer could be yes, but not the full value. Jewelry can be very expensive to replace. Many people assume insurance policies, especially homeowners, will cover all valuables including jewelry. Unfortunately, it’s not until a claim is filed you realize your policy doesn’t cover what you think it does.
What scares you? Is it clowns like the 2017 movie adaption of Stephen King’s It? Maybe it’s public speaking or blood and needles? If you relate to any of these, you’re not alone. This Washington Post article has all of them in their top 12 list of fears.
For me, it’s acrophobia, a fear of heights. I’m not sure where it came from. Perhaps it was my summers in high school painting the overhangs of old houses on a flimsy extension ladder. In any event, I prefer to avoid heights, namely situations that leave me up high and exposed.
On a recent trip with my 14-year-old son William, I came face-to-face with my old nemesis, acrophobia. Not that I planned to.
Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Featured Speaker: Tim Ruge – Director of Product Marketing at Paycor
What Is Form 5500?
Also known as the Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, Form 5500 is a filing required annually by the Department of Labor (DOL) & Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Form 5500 reports and discloses information on benefit plans to ensure:
Last week, we heard the story of a chicken and a pig, and learned about the first of two leadership qualities that mark bacon-level commitment.
Today we’re going to learn about the second quality of bacon-level commitment: Sacrifice.
‘Claims made’ policies are policies commonly associated with professional liability policies, such as Directors & Officers (D&O), Employment Practices Liability (EPL), and other miscellaneous professional liability policies including Lawyers Professional Liability. With an executive policy, it is critical to follow the “claims made” requirements. There are applicable exclusions if the carrier is not noticed when FIRST becoming aware of “circumstances that could give rise to a claim”.
The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) announced their final regulations modifying the Association Health Plan (AHP) rules to expand availability to more employers and to make them more affordable by eliminating certain coverage requirements applicable to qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
