Survival Of The Smartest
Whether you are with an insurance company or agency, or in a risk management department, the mantra is the same: "This is a knowledge business, and human capital is our most valuable asset."
However, without a firm commitment to continuing education and training, those who chant this mantra are merely talking the talk, not walking the walk.
It's easy to cut training and education budgets in a tough economic climate. But those who make such cuts believing there will be no negative effect down the road are like a farmer who stops seeding his fields to limit expenses, and then wonders why he has no crop to sell come harvest time.
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