NEWS RELEASE

 Lincoln Selected One of the Nation’s

Top 25 Companies for Working Women in 2000

 PHILADELPHIA, December 12, 2000 – Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC), the parent company of the Lincoln Financial Group of companies has been selected by Working Woman magazine as one of the top 25 companies in America for working women. More than 30% of Lincoln’s executive managers are women. In addition, Lincoln has been named to Working Woman’s list two out of the three years since the list was created. Recently Lincoln was also named as one of the top 10 companies in America for working mothers.

Lincoln was selected for a number of its initiatives including:

  • Lincoln Leadership Legacy Forum: This corporate-wide, year-long leadership development program enrolls executives from across Lincoln businesses. Women comprise 55% of the current class. The goal of this program is to provide business relevant leadership development through seminars, readings and discussion sessions.
  • Succession Planning and Personal Development: Offered to all employees, the program assesses the strengths and weaknesses of an employee and devises a developmental plan to reach their goal position.
  • War for Talent: Recognizing that employees are a definite competitive asset, LFG has implemented this aggressive HR strategy to hire top talent that equates to top performance. The program also insures the right people are matched with the right position.

Lincoln Financial Group is in it's Fourth Cycle of the Internal Leadership Learning mode and currently planning a Fifth.

 

Updated September 30, 2005