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What's at Risk When You Don't Make a Business Succession Plan?

APRIL WEATHERSTON
HNI Director of Insurance Services

If your business made it out of the Great Recession, congratulations. No doubt you had to 
Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

Why Teaching Drivers Risk Avoidance is Better than Emergency Training

MARK G. GARDNER
CEO, Avatar Management Services, Inc.

Truck driver risk was in full view as thousands of cars were stuck in Atlanta during a two-inch snowfall this winter. There were more than 1,200 accidents. Residents couldn’t get home, and it became the lead story on national TV. Truck drivers were told to stay out of Georgia. From many points of view, it was a debacle. Two weeks later, winter came again to the South, but this time the answer was: Stay off the roads.

Topics: Transportation Leadership / Strategy

Lloyd's of London Risk Index: What Are Your Emerging Risks?

CHRIS TANKE
Transportation Practice Leader & Associate Vice President

Lloyd’s of London recently published its 2013 Risk Index. The Risk Index [click here to access the 48-page PDF] is done every two years and is a compilation of survey data from companies with less than $499 million in sales.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

Supply Chain Sustainability: An Integral Part of Reputational Risk

HANNAH WIKUM
RGL Logistics

This blog post originally appeared on RGL's blog.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

4 Ways You're Failing to Develop Future Leaders

MIKE NATALIZIO
HNI CEO

Right now, your top leadership ranks likely are staffed with experienced professionals who possess tons of institutional and industry knowledge.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

How to Lose a New Employee in 5 Days [Onboarding 101: The Series]

SHERI WEAVER
HNI Training and Quality Assurance Manager

Weak employee onboarding could spell disaster for a new recruit — and for the long-term health of your business. Here's a five-day plan for a terrible first week of work for a new employee. Let's hope these steps aren't part of your onboarding process!

Topics: Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

Is Your Team Ready to Take the Field?

JILL WITTING
HNI Vice President and Relationship Manager

It takes an entire team to win the game – are you ready to take the field?  As a baseball fan, I can’t help but make an analogy about my line of work to America’s favorite pastime.  So who’s on your team?

Topics: Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits

How to Develop a Fool-Proof Corrective Action Process

JODI MATHY
HNI Senior Claims Consultant

The cliche that "rules are meant to be broken" really doesn't apply to rules about workplace safety. Policies are in place to keep workers safe and your business running as efficiently as possible. What's more, rules about safety help control risk and costs for your firm!

Topics: Safety / Compliance Leadership / Strategy HR / Employee Benefits

The 5 Biggest Myths about Captive Insurance

When looking at opportunities to contain risk and expenses, many companies feel they are a bad fit for a captive insurance. The truth is, a captive could work for any firm willing to take the time to invest in this risk management tool.

Topics: Construction Transportation Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing

Reporting Workers Compensation Claims: 5 Reasons to File 'Em Fast!

Reporting workers compensation claims in a timely manner is important.  While late reporting of workers compensation claims by the employer does not affect the employee's benefits, it often causes issues with claims handling process and usually increases the cost to the employer.

Topics: Construction Transportation Safety / Compliance Leadership / Strategy Manufacturing HR / Employee Benefits