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- Don't let your meetings get stuck in the bike shed
Too many high-level meetings fall prey to "bike-shedding" -- the notion that smart, powerful people will quickly sign off on important issues they barely understand but will spend hours arguing over trivial issues they think they understand, such as whether to build a bike shed. Avoid this trap by giving your team the information they need to make big decisions and shielding them from the small ones, advises Dan McCarthy. "If you’re the leader, exercise your decision making authority on the trivial stuff," he writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership
(11/29)
- Is it time to take a hard look at your business?
It can be a good idea to take a step back from your business and think about the direction your company is heading, Steve Strauss writes. Among other activities, you might want to determine where most of your company's revenue is coming from, update your business plan and look for opportunities to try new things. USA Today
(12/2)
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- Producers provide insight on marketing hybrid products
Hybrid products -- long-term-care insurance paired with life insurance or annuities -- offer great benefits for consumers, even if they don't end up requiring long-term care. Three top producers familiar with hybrid products shed light on good prospects for hybrid solutions and how to present the products. Features such as convenience, the ability to address multiple needs with a single product and the high cost of long-term care without coverage are powerful motivators, the producers say. National Underwriter Life & Health
(12/1)
- HSAs offer flexibility and tax advantages, expert says
Health savings accounts offer some advantages over 401(k) plans, including the option to roll over funds at any time, says Kimberly Sexton of Total Benefit Communications. The funds also allow participants a range of investment options as well as death benefits and the ability to use tax-free proceeds for certain non-qualified medical expenses, Sexton says. "Health savings account contributions go in tax-free, grow tax-free and come out tax-free," she says. OnWallStreet.com
(11/30)
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- Wellness initiatives offer a better strategic plan, expert says
Some companies prefer wellness initiatives over ongoing programs because initiatives have end points and are more strategic, says Nancy Pokorny of Findley Davies. She says employee wellness initiatives are being integrated with other components, such as health-plan design, safety and onsite clinics, because the elements are all connected. Smart Business online
(12/1)
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