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  • Managing a Project
    out-of-the-ordinary experience study of lapses or mortality, development of a new product, the design of a ... reporting actuary from Actuarial who was the mortality expert and a product actuary from Actuarial who ...

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    • Authors: William W Carter, Frederick J Garland, Lyle Van Buer
    • Date: Jun 1988
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence
    • Publication Name: Record of the Society of Actuaries
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    sales and accelerate the growth of your business. Let’s start with the end. You actually have prospects when: ... You are talking to decision-makers; Your company’s products/services are potential solutions to the clients’ ...
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Timeless Thinking
    you’re hardly a wicked man, and no fool, I’d say— it’s Olympic Zeus himself who hands our fortunes out, to ... way, I’ll show you our town, tell you our people’s name. Phaeacians we are, who hold this city and this ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2017
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Stepping Stone
    Actuary Installment 7: “Facing Employment Mortality” By Rich Lauria 25 Re-Script Your Story By ... Coordinators Kelly Hennigan Carrie Kelley 2015 Life & Annuity Symposium Coordinators Sarah Osborne 2015 Health ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Book Review: Decision Points
    Book Review: Decision Points Book review: George W. Bush memoir Interpersonal skills;Management skills ... supporting the pensions, life insurance and annuity coverage of everyday Americans, CONTINUED ON ...

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    • Authors: Kristi Bohn
    • Date: Nov 2013
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Senior Executives: What ARE They Thinking?
    Senior Executives: What ARE They Thinking? At the 2004 Annual Meeting, four industry leaders, ... and respect them and the skills they bring to the table. They know things and can do things you can’t. Work ...

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    • Authors: Daniel L Shinnick
    • Date: Jan 2005
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Critical Influencing Skills for Advancing Professionals
    Critical Influencing Skills for Advancing Professionals This article focuses on how a manager ... legacy will be. If you think a legacy is only for U.S. presidents and company CEOs, think again. Every ...

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    • Authors: Raymond DiDonna
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Work / Life Balance in Exactly Seven Words
    Work / Life Balance in Exactly Seven Words The author offers his seven-word maxims for work / life ... experts. “LIFE’S TOO SHORT TO WORK FOR A******S [JERKS].” Okay, I had to clean this one up a little ...

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    • Authors: John Kinney
    • Date: Nov 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Critical Influencing Skills for Advancing Professionals (Part 1)
    Critical Influencing Skills for Advancing Professionals (Part 1) Actuaries must be able to present ... team vision. If you think a legacy is only for U.S. presidents and company CEOs, think again. Every ...

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    • Authors: Raymond DiDonna
    • Date: Aug 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • How Great Leaders Provide Leadership
    How Great Leaders Provide Leadership This articles showcases the principles of effective servant ... discussing how to reconcile leading and serving. A s we build on the principles presented in this series ...

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    • Authors: Marcel Schwantes
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers