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Aon Scores Big With Manchester United Partnership
Partnering with the Manchester United Football Club will provide Aon with near limitless global growth opportunities in vast new markets and geographies

While doing his research on natural selection, Charles Darwin concluded that it is neither the smartest nor the strongest of species that survive, but those best suited to adapt to changing circumstances. In today’s world, it seems that businesses with the ability to adapt not only are equipped to respond quickly to unpredictable circumstances, but also are able to succeed and grow over the long term.

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Manchester United Chief Executive Offers Insights into Teamwork
David Gill shares his strategy for building a winning team

You cannot succeed in global business today without having a highly collaborative team laser focused on a well-defined company mission. Manchester United, the most popular football club in the world—with more than...

Sustainability Opportunities and Risk Management in an Era of Heightened Environmental Awareness
Businesses should view their impact on the planet as a chance to improve their bottom line by discovering new opportunities that provide unexpected market advantages

Sustainability means different things to different people. To some, it is only a "green" buzzword, the latest fad to be presented as a must-do on the list of leadership challenges. To others, it represents the...

Sound Risk Management Strategies will Help Companies Emerge From This Global Crisis in Better Shape
Understanding—and reaffirming—sound risk management strategies in a tumultuous world will help organizations emerge from this global crisis in better shape

In the last several months, economic challenges have arisen globally on a scale that few could have predicted, and many thought were impossible. The escalation of the subprime crisis into a full-blown financial...

Managing Risk In a Quickly Changing World
Progress always goes hand in hand with risk. Aon reminds us that the pace of change is bringing our business world new challenges

Benjamin Franklin memorably stated that the only certain things in life are death and taxes. If he were alive today, he might add risk as the third great certainty. In the midst of the far-reaching changes that...

Aon Embodies Retiring Visionary Leader Pat Ryan's Integrity, Dedication to Client Service and Core Values
Aon’s retiring visionary founder Pat Ryan grew a small Chicago insurance agency into a multinational consulting firm while holding on to the values that set it apart

Aon has evolved tremendously from its creation in 1964 as an adviser and managing general agent specializing in the retail automotive industry. Thanks to the vision of founder Pat Ryan, the firm's integrity,...

A Hot Job—Stuntman Lee Sheward Knows All About Managing Risk
Today's risk managers could learn a thing or two from a master stuntman who manages death-defying risks on a daily basis

You may not know Lee Sheward's name, but if you've seen a movie in the last few years, you almost certainly know his work. He is one of Hollywood's top stuntmen and stunt coordinators, having worked on...

The Upside of Risk and Volatility
Understanding business risks while managing volatility is the key to seizing profitable opportunities

Pick up any newspaper, or turn on any television channel around the world, and you'll get a very one-sided view of risk. It is portrayed as uniformly negative, associated with damaging outcomes and talked about in...

In Changing Global Markets, Aon Delivers Solutions and Value
Introducing Aon's One Magazine for Global Value, Thoughtful Insight and Enlightening Case Studies

For organizations operating at a global level, the pace and degree of change is greater now than ever. The combination of explosive growth in emerging markets, reinvention of business models through outsourcing and...