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... driven, if you're not already. In a global economy, with the most sophisticated consumers in history, equipped with full information through the Internet, and shopping from any source anywhere, you're no longer in charge — the customer is! PROVIDE TOUGH POSITIVE MANAGEMENT Command and control leadership in most organizations is dead! The future belongs to conductors who can blend the diverse workforce and skills needed into a beautiful symphony performance. In such a system, diversity is essential and consensus is good. Unfortunately, too many people confuse the application of these issues. "Consensus is the absence of leadership," said Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of Great Britain . She was right. The final vision, mission, and organizational values must be set and embraced by all involved (those who can't ... much to make the dish inedible. Read the classic poem, "The Blind Men and the Elephant." With all due respect, your customers are the blind men and your organization is the elephant. You will be customer defined and customer driven, if you're not already. In a global economy, with the most sophisticated consumers in history, equipped with full information through the Internet, and shopping from any source anywhere, you're no longer in charge — the customer is! PROVIDE TOUGH POSITIVE MANAGEMENT Command and control leadership in most organizations is dead! The future belongs to conductors who can blend the diverse workforce and skills needed into a beautiful symphony performance. In such a system, diversity is essential and consensus is good. Unfortunately, too many people confuse the application of these issues. ...

... &# 160 As a boy, more than anything else I wanted a horse. In my fantasy world, I'd be Roy Rogers on Trigger, a jockey aboard Man of War, or a pioneer driving a covered wagon on the Oregon Trail. I got my wish (watch what you pray for!) . Suddenly my fantasy world collided with reality. My horse, Sham, was a beautiful animal. He was young, spirited, and impossible to ride. His first evening at the farm foreshadowed his style and our relationship. He went through a corral to visit with an old blind mare that roamed free. We attempted to curb his spirit by limiting his manhood. Watching this procedure hurt me, but it didn't calm Sham. I thought that a horseback ride was the ideal ... organizations than I did over Sham. They hold the reins of their companies. They have an organizational chart that illustrates their control. Unfortunately their reins' don't control the animal they ride. More often than not, the organization takes them where it wants to go. Most leaders realize that today's world is different and that their organizations must adapt. Consumers are in charge. They're sophisticated and can shop from unlimited sources. Consumers don't care about organizations — they care about themselves and their needs. To survive and prosper, an organization must develop customer intimacy and deliver what customers want and need. It can't maintain the status quo and expect to attract and retain new business. The company must change. It wasn't easy for me to trade Sham. I loved that horse. I wanted to ...

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... &# 160 As a boy, more than anything else I wanted a horse. In my fantasy world, I'd be Roy Rogers on Trigger, a jockey aboard Man of War, or a pioneer driving a covered wagon on the Oregon Trail. I got my wish (watch what you pray for!) . Suddenly my fantasy world collided with reality. My horse, Sham, was a beautiful animal. He was young, spirited, and impossible to ride. His first evening at the farm foreshadowed his style and our relationship. He went through a corral to visit with an old blind mare that roamed free. We attempted to curb his spirit by limiting his manhood. Watching this procedure hurt me, but it didn't calm Sham. I thought that a horseback ride was the ideal ... organizations than I did over Sham. They hold the reins of their companies. They have an organizational chart that illustrates their control. Unfortunately their reins' don't control the animal they ride. More often than not, the organization takes them where it wants to go. Most leaders realize that today's world is different and that their organizations must adapt. Consumers are in charge. They're sophisticated and can shop from unlimited sources. Consumers don't care about organizations — they care about themselves and their needs. To survive and prosper, an organization must develop customer intimacy and deliver what customers want and need. It can't maintain the status quo and expect to attract and retain new business. The company must change. It wasn't easy for me to trade Sham. I loved that horse. I wanted to ...

... checklist demonstrates your professionalism to the client. Once you've initiated a discussion of the risk-management process with them, you're in a position to talk about insurance and non-insurance methods of dealing with risk. This sets you apart as a competent professional able to present alternatives, rather than the stereotypical salesperson interested only in making a sale. This builds the strong trust relationship that's essential for a long-term relationship. The beauty of this activity is that almost all systems have built-in account checklists and if you use a Notebook computer, you should be able to do this as you visit with the client or at least complete the form and then enter it into the system. 5. If you move or replace an account, and a portion of it is changed from a standard carrier to a Surplus Lines carrier, ... carrier from providing what's requested. Take care of this is before you have the problem. Update all of this information after discussing it with the insured. Be sure that all payrolls, receipts, sales, and so forth represent the expected amounts for the new year, and prepare the insured for the audit to come, especially if a large additional or return premium is forthcoming. 18. If shopping a renewal for a client and you expect to move the account to a new market, contrast the previous and new carriers' coverages. If your client moves from one of the enhanced BOP programs to what's basically an ISO BOP, there are some significant differences in how coverage, if any, is provided. The same holds true when you move from a BOP to a CPP or vice ...

...for a long-term relationship. The beauty of this activity is that almost all s...