Description: This article is about getting and using free educational resources and lists a variety of internet resources.

Description: One of the many reasons several organizations fail to reach their potential is the presence of internal politics. In general, the question is not whether politics are present within organizations rather the right question is how much politics exist? From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: A review of business schools’ online offerings.

Description: Hit The Ground Running In Your New Position by John West Hadley, FSA from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2004, Issue No. 15.

Description: The fundamental steps to breaking out of a professional ‘slump’ are covered in this article.

Description: Summary of the excellent Abstract serve provided to M&PD section members

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The presenters examine the role of product actuaries as marketers, discussing distinctions between marketing and sales, competitive analysis, including the technical perspective and agent input, market research, defining client needs and marketing opportunities, statistical marketing methods, educational/professional mindset, and the requirements to perform the role effectively. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: This article covers the importance of humor in the workplace the many benefits include giving employees a tool for coping with stress.

Description: This article continues the Passing the Torch Interview Series. Linda Liu and Amanda Jacques invite Simon Curtis, currently president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and recently joined Deloitte as a partner in their Toronto office after a long career at Manulife. Simon shares with us his career experience and talks about the changes and challenges facing the actuarial profession.