Description: Feature article discussing company culture and how it relates to actuaries.

Description: The author suggests that the ability to negotiate is the ability to achieve a specific type of outcome. Given corporations and people are held to their own high standards, we all would get what we want more often and that is the goal. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: The author lists six commonplace boorish behaviors found in the workplace. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: Shortsighted goals may seem expedient at the time, but long-term success is not found by following the crowd.

Description: The author discusses how critical motivating and engaging your team is to being an effective manager. Communication, recognition, clear expectations and feedback are a few of the shared ideas. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: Leadership Through Mastery of Soft Skills by Jim Blair from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2004, Issue No. 15.

Description: The author gives advice on how to sell your point of view using two basic concepts: having conviction about the value you are providing and remianing completely detached from the results.

Description: An example of a presentation gone wrong and a discussion of ways it could be improved.

Description: We are living in a time of significant changes which are taking a toll on some employees. To assist our team members through these tumultuous times, being a supportive manager is key. We discuss using emotional intelligence to help employees have a positive work experience.

Description: Alternative Learning—Wizard of OZ Style by Larry Jackson from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2003, Issue No. 12.