MetLife Spotlight: Podcasts from MetLife

Especially in this economy, small businesses need creative ways to remain successful and obtain a competitive advantage.  Benefits are an often-overlooked strategy and may be a missed opportunity in retaining valued employees and increasing their productivity.  This podcast will explore insights from MetLife’s Study of Employee Benefits Trends to help maximize benefits investments to your competitive advantage.

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Listen to Dr. Ronald Leopold debut his new book The Benefits Edge: Honing the Competitive Value of Employee Benefits.  The Benefits Edge is a business book about benefits providing tangible insight, in-depth analysis and practical advice focused on real bottom-line business results.

This podcast will discuss four key employer profile types at the heart of The Benefits Edge and how they are relevant more than ever in today’s tight economy.  Order your complimentary copy of The Benefits Edge, courtesy of MetLife, at http://www.whymetlife.com/benefitsedge.

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With an unsteady job market and an economy in flux - - U.S. companies and workers are faced with unprecedented challenges. In the midst of these times, employee benefits professionals must continue to balance the benefits choices that best meet both the business objectives of their management—which continue to be employee retention and cost control—with the needs of their employee population.

This episode of MetLife Spotlight

• Discusses employee and employer reactions to current economic conditions
• Delves into emerging employee benefits trends
• Explores opportunities that employers can capitalize to retain top talent

Speaker: Bill Raczko, Chief Marketing Officer, MetLife Institutional Business

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Employees face many distractions - both at work and at home. Distractions may range from concerns about health to personal finances and being able to make ends meet, especially in light of the current financial environment.  Although employee benefits are not immune from economic considerations, there is a healthy growing interest in programs that drive employee engagement and personal responsibility. Some might say that benefits may provide employers opportunities in a time of economic crisis.    This episode of MetLife Spotlight

• Examines the growing trend and interest to increase productivity using benefits
• Investigates the advantages of providing work/life and wellness programs
• Discusses the importance of benefits communications

Speaker: Dr. Ron Leopold, Vice President and National Medical Director, MetLife Institutional Business.

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