Description: The author of this article challenges us to engage in active thought to drive our behaviors rather than seeking efficiency through the use of assumptions.

Description: The best managers make a point of catching employees doing a good job, and being sure to praise them on the spot. Management training classes teach us to document what our employees have done, good and bad, and to save those notes in our files to be well-prepared at performance appraisal time. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: The author provides his ten rules for giving a great speech.

Description: Think of a pioneer as “someone who opens up new areas of thought, research or development, or one who ventures into unknown or unclaimed territory” (Webster’s Dictionary). The Stepping Stone, July 2005, Issue No. 19.

Description: We often find ourselves at the bottom of the list, with the attitude that if there is time left after all the others are looked after, then I will do something for myself. We do this at work, when we think about taking a development class, only if there is nothing else on the calendar. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: These are the published papers from the 7th Annual Speculative Fiction Contest.

Description: Summarizes author’s experience as an actuarial consultant and provides advice on working with clients, maintaining professional integrity, developing work/life balance, and investing in lifelong learning.

Description: August 2012 issue of (RL) Bond Market Watch

Description: Equity returns in 2013 have showed no signs of slowing down through the end of February. Whether the rally is driven by a recovering economy, underlying corporate fundamentals, and corporate profits or whether it is based on liquidity being pumped into the system, technical factors, or behavioral dynamics, risk assets are off to a strong start to the year. Led by the S&P 500’s YTD return of 6.20%, the model asset allocation is outperforming liabilities by a meaningful amount.