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The Employer Success Series. Four books built from the questions of more than 2,000 business leaders. The first two chapters of each are free.
Start a conversationThe Employer Success ProgramThese books dig into the issues, implications and impact of the problems business leaders deal with every day, and the practical fixes you can put in place in your own company. They grew out of years of research and the experience and stories of more than 2,000 business leaders from across the country.
The questions and concerns those leaders raised shaped every chapter. What is in them are the solutions businesses need when something is draining their focus, energy and profitability, or when the unknown puts their survival at risk.
The Employer Success Series
Insured to Fail
Why most businesses fail to survive a disaster. Many companies never recover from a major loss. FEMA puts it at up to 40% that never reopen and another 25% that close within a year. Learn from the businesses that failed and the ones that barely made it, and what you can do so yours does not become another statistic.
Reached #1 on Amazon's business bestseller list, June 2021.
Stop Being Frustrated & Overcharged
Practical insight and tools to help owners deal with the core issues driving up their workers' compensation premiums. Written by a risk manager who has helped businesses save more than $70 million since 2004, it lays out a way to build a workers' comp program that actually works for your company.
The 10 Laws of Insurance Attraction
You do not have to leave your premiums to chance or ride out every swing in the insurance market. Better management makes your business more attractive to insurance companies, which earns lower premiums and tends to lift productivity and profit along the way.
Reached #1 on Amazon's business bestseller list, November 2016.
Turning Premiums Into Profits
Tired of the cycle of rising insurance costs and bid after bid with little to show for it? This book explains alternative risk financing, captives in particular, and how it can help a business step out of the market cycle, keep more of its premium and build equity.
Reached #1 on Amazon's business bestseller list, September 2017.
Want a free copy?
Free copies and purchase links for all four books are at davidleng.com/books. Or start with the first two chapters of any book using the PDF links above.
Where the Employer Success Program comes in
It starts with a Diagnostic and Plan. We read your loss runs, your mod worksheet and your key contracts, and we talk with the people who run the work. You get the pattern behind your claims and a short list of what's worth fixing first.
From there our claims, HR, safety and fleet people work alongside yours, and you get a Score Card at the start and every year after, measured against your own starting point.
Start with a conversation
Tell me what's going on. I read these myself and reply within two business days. If there's nothing worth fixing, I'll tell you that too.