Part 1 in a series by Jack C. Randall, CIC, PCLA, PFMM ©2019 Randall Resources Int’l It’s that hectic time of year again… Crunch time to get your company’s reinsurance placed for 2020! Everyone in the mutual industry knows that outside of claims, Reinsurance is THE largest single expenditure on your financial statement! If […]
7 Surefire Tips to Ignite Your Strategic Plan’s Success!
Is there a better way to increase the chances for a Plan’s success? Too many leaders put in the time and sweat to assemble a Strategic Plan they hope will succeed. Really?… Hope?!… Isn’t there a better way to increase the chances for a Plan’s success? I would answer an emphatic, YES! In my childhood […]
Goal Confusion? 6 Keys to Take your Team from Frustrated to Focused
Jack C. Randall, CIC, PCLA, PFMM ©Randall Resources Int’l – All rights reserved. What’s keeping your team from moving forward with full unity? In today’s fast-paced business culture, it’s not uncommon that many management teams and boards unintentionally frustrate each other. Without a conscious, concerted means to unify, future success becomes vague and ambiguous. The […]
Stressed Out Trying to Do Everything for Everybody? Apply the Principle of Leadership Leverage!
Jack C. Randall, CIC, PCLA, PFMM Kathleen M. Randall, CSP © 2017 – All rights reserved. STRESS. It’s a primary cause of physical ailments, mental burnout, and hairpin triggers. In our current culture of bigger—better—faster, managers and employees are stretched to the limit… expected to do more with less. So what can you do to keep […]
Your Leading Edge #3: Want to Stay the Same? CHANGE!
Jack C. Randall, CIC, PCLA, PFMM © 2016 – All rights reserved. “If we don’t change, we will cease to be who we’ve been!” WHAT?!! Recently, our church celebrated its 32nd anniversary. My wife and I strategically selected a comfortable seat to hear the sermon. I casually assumed, however, that due to the celebratory occasion, […]
Leading Edge #2: Are You Consistent or Committed?
Consistent. Committed. Two simple adjectives. In pursuit of any personal or corporate goal, both sound important, right? However, once the original goal is envisioned, focusing your on-going actions from then on with one of these can exponentially increase your chances of achieving that goal. Focus your actions on the other, and your chances of goal […]
Taking the STRESS Out Before It Stresses You Out!
Quit being polite! No… I didn’t say start being rude. I said quit being polite to the point that you shut down, walk away, boil, snipe, snap, and only end up venting to the people who can’t help you. Only you can help you and it’s time to start. Time after time I’ve run into […]
Co-workers, Family, and the Holiday Season
-Kathleen Randall, CSP Randall Resources International While the following article is one I re-post each year, I do so because I believe the information is timeless and a helpful reminder as each one of us goes into the upcoming weeks… “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Or so the song goes. With the […]
Managing for Success: How to Hold People Accountable for Results
by Kathleen M. Randall, CSP © Randall Resources International 2014 www.RandallResourcesInt.com Ever felt like you were pulling your hair out trying to get adults to do their jobs and be accountable for their progress? Chris walked in and sat down in my office. He began describing a series of missed deadlines and frustration with […]
Leading Edge # 1: Getting Your Rates Right: 5 Essentials to Consider BEFORE You Begin!
In a recent university study, statistics overwhelmingly proved that the vast majority of farm mutual Managers would rather go in for a root canal than conduct a rate review analysis for their company. Really? A university study? While I am kidding about any organized university study, I can tell you from my personal experience that […]