America's Benefit Specialist June 2023

CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS

that these skills can be enhanced with the proper willingness and practice. While heuristics can be valuable at times, they need to be acknowledged as something that can cause errors. Critical-thinking skills replace biases with a more analytical approach to decision-making. Try the four organizational stages of adoption to get start ed: awareness, discipline, habits and culture. Using resources or tools like checklists to force a new way of making decisions are valuable initially.

Gordon Zellers has over 20 years of experience in the industry. He earned a doctorate from Vanderbilt University in Organizational Leadership. He has served as managing direc

tor with Marsh (2001-2014) and Mountain Region leader and executive team member with Woodruff Sawyer (2014-2020). Other roles for these firms included producer, sales leader, client executive practice leader and operations leader. Gordon is also a wish granter at the Make-a-Wish organization.

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

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employers for diversity and inclusion in America based on a national survey conducted by Forbes and Statista, Inc. “We are honored be recognized by Forbes for our efforts in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organi zation and in the insurance industry at large,” said Tom Cor bett, Chairman and CEO of Alliant. “We believe that diversity is essential to our success as a company, and we are commit ted to fostering a workplace culture where every employee is valued and supported.” Currently engaged in a broad array of internal initiatives, Alliant’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion team is focused on creating partnerships with likeminded organizations that are furthering development opportunities for underrepresented professionals. Alliant has also launched initiatives to broaden access into the insurance industry for racial/ethnic minori ty college students, bolster support for employee resource groups, provide a companywide learning series, and proac tively work to provide career growth resources and opportu nities for all underrepresented professionals. Nova Healthcare Administrators was recently named one of the 2023 Best Companies to Work for in New York. Recog nized for the sixth year in a row, Nova ranked 12th out of 28 finalists in the medium size company category. This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify and honor the best places of employment in New York, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and busi nesses. Winners were honored at an awards ceremony on April 19 in Albany, where rankings were also announced. The 2023 Best Companies to Work for in New York list is made up of 75 companies across small, medium and large categories. “I am so proud that Nova was named to the Best Com panies list for the sixth year in a row,” said Nova’s President James Walleshauser. “This honor acknowledges the positive work environment of our organization and strong sense of community among our associates – who continue to make

Nova a great place to work year after year. We work hard to foster a culture where all our associates are happy, healthy, engaged and empowered to speak up and be themselves. We believe that people who love the work they do, do work that people love.” Nova associates work hard and have fun. A variety of asso ciate-led groups, including a Diversity Council, Renovations wellness committee and Nova in the Neighborhood volun teer and giving committee offer the opportunity to connect with one another, grow and make an impact on the compa ny and community. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Buffalo, Nova is a large third-party administrator of self-funded employee benefit programs. Nova provides an array of services, includ ing medical, dental, vision, COBRA, reimbursement account administration and private-labeled solutions. Benefit Commerce Group , an Alera Group Company, an nounced that 10 of its clients and Benefit Commerce Group itself received Top 10 honors in the Phoenix Business Jour nal’s 2023 Healthiest Employers program. A total of 16 clients of BCG received awards in the program. Benefit Commerce Group itself ranked number one this year in its category—for the second year in a row. Scott Wood, managing partner and principal of BCG, said, “We are extremely proud that this is our 11th year to participate in this awards program for our clients and equally proud that so many of them were finalists and in Top 10 rankings again this year!” The Healthiest Employers program spotlights and recog nizes area employers that have succeeded with extraordinary health and wellness programs for their employees. Com panies are judged in six categories: culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, marketing and communications, programming and inter ventions, and reporting and analytics.

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