Description: Your training as an actuary is not finished just because you have earned a credential. The exam process was (and is) just the beginning of your career. Look for opportunities to learn and improve as you continue your actuarial career. Practice and hone your communication skills so what you know can be used by those around you.

Description: The chairperson thanks the council and others who have helped during her tenure.

Description: How do you distinguish yourself and your team, and make their contributions stand out? By articulating your 'superpower' in a natural way. Learn how.

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: This article describes a hypothetical workplace dilemma, then invites SOA members to submit their comments and solutions. This situation deals with a mortality study and what disclosures should be made in the report on the study with regard to the treatment of reinsurance.

Description: Effective Meeting Management by Charles R. Haskins from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, March 2000, Issue No. 3.

Description: Chairperson's corner.

Description: This article discusses the importance of identifying foolish trades that actuaries make and offers some practical steps to minimize these type of trades.

Description: Introduction of the Leadership & Development 20th Anniversary Special Edition of The Stepping Stone.

Description: Gaining people management skills from Captain D. Michael Abrashoff's book, "Its Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy"