A Very Big Holiday Thank You!

December 20, 2024

It’s been almost three years now since I started posting my Rob’s Rants blog every Friday morning on LinkedIn and on my…

Insurance Agencies: How to Build a Rocket Ship

December 12, 2024

Most of my blogs are candidate-centric, but this one provides the secret sauce for all those insurance agencies and brokers who want…

Three Ways to Score a Year-end Raise

December 6, 2024

Every year about this time I begin coaching my select candidates on how to get a raise.  And this year is no…

Hiring Insurance Producers: Lessons Learned

November 23, 2024

Three years ago, a WDC-based insurance broker client of mine engaged me to build them a team of insurance commercial lines and…

Personality Testing in the Workplace: Should you take one?

November 16, 2024

You’re in the middle of an interview process and you are informed that the next step is to take a personality/assessment test. …

Talent vs. Experience in Insurance

November 8, 2024

I had a conversation yesterday with a prospective insurance client and I was asked for my thoughts on Talent (Potential) versus Experience…

Hemingway’s Deep Work Habits

October 29, 2024

Since early summer, I have been devouring Hemingway. No, not the person; he has been dead almost 60 years. His novels. Hemingway…

WDC Acquisitions: Four Takeaways

October 11, 2024

As many of my loyal readers are aware, there has been a wave of acquisitions during the past two years in the…

Work Environment Preferences: WDC Regional Insurance Community

October 3, 2024

September 27, 2024 Last week we conducted a direct email campaign to 3,267 insurance professionals located in the WDC region to get…

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The NFL & Grit

September 13, 2024

My favorite professional sports season has officially started:  The NFL. There is nothing like the NFL.  Why do more than 20 million…