Description: Happiness at work has been linked to major increases in productivity. Find out how to elevate your happiness in just 60 seconds a day.

Description: This article is the result of the Leadership & Development book club on Dare Lead. The article talks about major themes in the book and relates them to other podcasts and authors thought on those themes.

Description: Leadership interview with Karen DeToro to discuss her career journey and share leadership wisdom.

Description: At the same time we were trying to recruit people to submit articles for The Stepping Stone, I encountered a series of articles published in the Washington Post about the lack of op-ed pieces written by women for major newspapers. These articles caused me to explore how the Society of Actuaries is doing in comparison with some major newspapers. The Stepping Stone, October 2005, Issue No. 20.

Description: How the philosophy of Siddhartha (think, fast, and wait) applies to the business world today.

Description: This article discusses the power of moving while giving a speech. Improved wireless microphone technology has made roaming while giving a speech more natural.

Description: Author of Content won "Best Quote" category of L&D writing contest. Looks at the source of courage both in history and in his own professional life. Valuable to better understand how to face moments in leadership that could inspire fear and trembling. Discusses ways to improve courage when called to lead.

Description: In his book The Power of Habit (2012), Charles Duhigg tells a tale of finding common ground and reaching consensus on change. The common ground that was sought between warring corporate tribes was mutually beneficial, not just to achieve the ends to which those changes were aimed, but also for the cooperation that they engendered across the entire organization.

Description: Brief essay on the benefits of focused pratice and the idea that differences between expert performers and normal adults reflect a long-life persistence of deliberate effort to improve performance.

Description: Have you ever thought you did something very well just to be given feedback that proves you wrong? A leadership story that started with delegation.