11 quick tips to make ‘walk-and-talk meetings’ work for you
This was my view the other morning as I talked to a supplier in India about service changes in 2021.
Just before that, I’d climbed up the hill while confirming the plans for an upcoming virtual-away-day with some colleagues.
Both these conversations achieved what I needed, and the specific outcomes were as good as what I would have achieved sitting in front of my screen at home.
However, I was a mile or so away from my desk getting the added benefit of exercise, fresh air, and the exhilaration of discovering this inspirational view.
Some home-office tips based on what works for me
So, in the UK we’re back into Lockdown 2.0 and realistically for office workers we don’t expect to be back in the office until well into next year. Even once we are in many cases it will never be five days a week again. That, combined with the fact that walk-and-talk meetings are going to be increasingly limited by the weather, temperature and lack of sunlight we really all need to have a great desk set up.
I’m no expert, beyond of course the 2000+ hours I’ve been doing it this year, but here are thoughts on what I’ve done…
Making money through other people’s actions?
This post will turn into a detailed look at what has worked (and what hasn’t when it comes to affiliate links). Bear with it while it is work-in-progress.
Honey
Honey is one of those things that the older internet users consider a Millennial (or earlier) gimmick. It is essentially free money though as it gets you discounts on many e-commerce websites, and creates Honey Gold where there is no discount. The value of the Honey Gold is tiny but given the near-zero effort to harvest its odd not to make the most of it
Newsletter 2. Introducing the community
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Greetings. Thanks for the feedback around the first newsletter. We’ll be reacting to it over the coming weeks.
One point made was the desire for more interaction. As such we’ve created an online Insurance ESG community here. Yes, apologies, it’s another site to sign up to and remember your password for, but it is far better suited to our needs than LinkedIn, Facebook, MeetUp etc. We hope you’ll join us here for a fully interactive discussion.
Looking forward to working on this together.
Liberty Mutual, Chubb make major ESG commitments
Steve Hallo…
Understanding the language and acronyms around climate change and sustainability
Any new idea brings with it its own language. The whole discussion and debate around how to minimise the impact of our climate crisis is no exception.
The below glossary explains some terms and ideas. It takes a UK view so some of the terms relate to UK-only regulation.
Please share any additional terms or questions.
The glossary
- B Corp — Businesses that meet high standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
- Carbon footprint — A measure of a group, individual or a company’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
- Carbon sequestration — Carbon…
Newsletter 1. Great to get this started.
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Dear Reader
The aim of our newsletter is to give you easy access to articles and resources to support insurers’ and brokers’ sustainability journeys. While all aspects of ESG are critical and are truly intertwined our focus is primarily on the climate agenda and ensuring support for building a more sustainable world.
It’s great to have you with us.
Climate risks to add $183bn to property insurance costs by 2040, Swiss Re predicts
Mike Daly, InsurTech World, 7 September 2021
Climate risks are expected to add as much as $183bn to annual premiums for property insurance…
I’ll let you know how it goes
Seeing stats as “real” books sell is even more addictive than counting Medium article Reads
Just a couple of lines as I’m only 36 hours into this so I’ll share more when the roller-coaster of emotion has gone through a few more loops and some data has arrived to help decipher what’s actually going on…
But in essence, I’ve found something even more exhilarating than tracking Medium stats.
(And yes, I know, so many of you don’t come to Medium for that, but those who do will know what I mean!)
On Monday evening I published my first book on Amazon. It’s just an ebook currently as doing the page layout for the paper version…
There’s more to building a digital company than using the word ‘digital’.
How about this for the most boring opening sentence ever? “Last week I joined an event for insurance professionals talking about the challenge of legacy technology.”
Well, let me reassure you that the content was anything other than dull. In a small gathering arranged by The Insurance Network a truly passionate group of operations and technology leaders debated how to ensure a customer-centric digital approach even when there are real technology obstacles in place.
The event followed Chatham House rules so I’m not going to share specifics, but I was invited to share some opening thoughts to kick things off…
A SusTech 2030 interactive webinar
Learn how your personal investments can make a difference in the Climate Crisis
We’re delighted that Michael Heap will join us on Tuesday 8 June to talk about Show Me The Greens.
We want to show you exactly where your money is going, what it is funding and where it could be better invested if you care about preventing a climate catastrophe.
To register for the event please RSVP on this Zoom link. 6pm UK time on Tuesday 8 June. Free to join; everyone invited.
SusTech 2030
SusTech 2030 is a group of individuals working to ensure that technology and data play a key role in ensuring our sustainable future. We only formed in early…
