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MEL ROBBINS
5 SECONDS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE
CONTENTS
3 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
4 NEW JERSEY'S EQUAL PAY ACT
5 WHY IS TRADE CREDIT PROTECTION CRITICAL?
6 EAT DESSERT FIRST
8 HOW GRATITUDE MAKES POSITIVITY A DAILY HABIT
9 THE FOUR Ss OF MEANINGFUL WORK
By: Neil Pasricha
10 BUSINESS, RISK & WEEKLY WISDOM
By: Dean Robert
12 BUILD AN AUDIENCE, NOT A PRODUCT
By: Joe Pulizzi
14 7 STEPS TO BEING LUCKY & GOOD
By: Ari Weinzweig
20 BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CEO
Woo the Inner Circle First
22 GENERATING MORE BUSINESS FOR YOUR FIRM
By: Dave Kerpen
24 HOW TO HIRE THE PERFECT CUSTOMER
XPERIENCE EXECUTIVE
25 WHY PROACTIVE SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE BETTER THAN
REACTIVE ONES
26 UNDERSTANDING UNDERWRITING
28 THE RIGHT WAY TO IMPLIMENT SAFETY INCENTIVE
PROGRAMS
29 ROAD CLOSED AHEAD-THAT'S A GOOD THING!
Be Ready to Divorce your Life At Any Moment
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
I
t has been a year since we moved our office to the
historic Bell Works building in Holmdel, New Jersey—a
two-million-square-foot office building that has been
repurposed into a multi-tenant space with retail shops,
restaurants and a soon-to-be-built hotel on top of
the building. The Developer has branded the project as a
“metroburb”:
The word ‘metroburb’ was coined to describe Bell Works, the
vision for a self-contained metropolis in a livable and accessible
suburban location. With everything you could find in a great
downtown—from office space and retail to art and culture—a
metroburb is a microcosm of innovation, possibility and
inspiration.
While the change to the physical space brings new energy to
our team with the upgrade to their work space, the change in
the culture of the staff will be the most beneficial. There have
been a number of activities within the building that we have
embraced and facilitated as a group that have brought new
energy, collaboration and interaction within the team as well as
with other tenants in the building. Within the past 12 months
we have participated in a food drive, competed in a spin bike
relay to raise funds and awareness for the American Heart
Association, sponsored CrossFit workouts in the atrium, brought
in a nutritionist and sponsored a wellness program. As an office,
we had the largest participation of Take Your Child to Work Day
and held Halloween costume and ugly holiday sweater contests.
We’ve also provided educational training seminars in our new
space as well as within the building, among many other activities.
It has made our office mo re collaborative and interactive as a
whole. Someone said to me that it feels like we’ve done more as a
group in the past 12 months than during the many years we were
at the old space!
Our company will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary next
year. The change to our culture as a whole has prepared us for the
next century of working with business owners and individuals as
their trusted partner. And if we have a little fun along the way, all
the better! +
Sincerely,
30 INSURANCE PREMIUM CALCULATION 101 - PART 1
31 WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH FLOOD INSURANCE?
Vinnie Hager, President
JGSINSURANCE.COM
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