The recent announcement of my promotion to President leaves me more humbled and excited than I’ve ever been in my career. Those who know me realize that’s pretty darn excited. Over a coffee meeting a month ago to talk about my new role, Steve suggested that...
I’m late on this month’s deadline for our blog post. It is not the first time, and it won’t be the last. Year-end is often a hectic period. We are managing the close of 2019, looking to the opportunity of 2020 and finalizing our holiday...
Recently, FBG hosted a client event featuring lawyer-turned-therapist Shelley Senterfitt. Shelley’s presentation focused on mental well-being and its components, preventions and treatments. She defines mental well-being as a conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving full potential. Her message to HR professionals: mental well-being needs...
If you regularly read our blog, you know that FBG’s 2019 focus is maximizing efficiency (2/14/19 post). One of the innovative ways we’re doing this involves going green for the upcoming open enrollment season. As a bonus, this initiative supports our firm-wide efforts to positively...
I heard the term ‘feedforward’ for the first time listening to a Marshall Goldsmith audiobook. Feedforward provides the opportunity to share thoughts, ideas or perspective to improve an outcome in the future. In other words, leaving the past in the past and turning the page...
Increased heartbeat, racing thoughts, a pit in my stomach – these are a few ways my nerves manifest when I’m minutes away from having a difficult conversation with a colleague. Although the discomfort is visceral, it is temporary, and the benefits are lasting when making...
Fallon Benefits Group awards sabbaticals to our employees after completing a specific amount of tenure with the firm. They are designed to say thank you for years of service and give us the ability to focus on ourselves and our families. I recently returned from...
Like many other organizations, FBG is embracing Millennials in the workplace and giving them the tools needed to succeed. This became clear to me when I started with FBG in March; the creative ways they welcomed me were greatly appreciated. It made me realize that...
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. This mantra is known as the three R’s and is embraced by FBG to minimize our impact on the environment. The three R’s is a waste hierarchy that helps individuals and offices alike live more sustainably by reducing and reusing single-use items...
As we brainstormed our development goals for 2019, FBG employees were encouraged to think about our best self at work. What does that mean to each of us, and how could our goals help us get there? For me, it instantly connected to the concept...