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One Goal
One Goal Feature article that spotlights the SOA’s Actuarial Marketplace Solutions and Research departments ... highlights two groups that both work to expand the knowledge base of the SOA membership. By Sam Phillips Two departments ...- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Oct 2008
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession
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Bits and Pieces
could." With a couple of exams under her belt, Jeanette landed a temporary job in the benefit calculations ... full-time position in the retirement practice area of the company. She continued to take the exams and received ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Jun 2008
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
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A Warm Welcome To The New Contributing Editors
A Warm Welcome To The New Contributing Editors A Q&A with the magazine’s new contributing editors ... how they plan to influence the magazine and what is was about the role of contributing editor that attracted ...- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Feb 2011
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession
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Fostering Excellence: Behind Every Great Employee is a Great Coach
This article describes the EXCEL Model, a teaching and coaching tool developed by The Flippen group, College ... organizations. It focuses the leader on the needs of the team. The five components of the model are: Engage ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Oct 2006
- Competency: Leadership
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Editorial: A Fond Farewell
Editorial: A Fond Farewell A farewell to the contributing editors of The Actuary whose tenure ended in 2010 ...- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Dec 2010
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession
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U.S. Social Security Reform: A Diverse Issue for Actuaries
Diverse Issue for Actuaries The article summarizes a survey conducted by the Pension Section's Research ... ranged from abolishing the system to expanding the program to include all workers. The question, What changes ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Oct 2006
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Social Insurance>Social Security
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If at First You Don't Succeed - Try, Try Again
failures. After reading this article, the trips you take back to the drawing board will seem shorter and ... easier, maybe even like a trip to the beach. We can't always be winners the first time around. It takes a ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Aug 2006
- Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies
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What Makes a Good Leader a Good Coach?
What Makes a Good Leader a Good Coach? The article summarizes what it takes to be a good leader and ... and enjoy the work they do. Granieri says that one of the most important characteristics of a good leader ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Oct 2006
- Competency: Leadership
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Here, There and Everywhere...
Here, There and Everywhere... The Actuary recently asked Bob Smyth of Gant Travel Management some questions ... steadily over the last several years. People are feeling more comfortable going all around the world. But ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Jun 2007
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Global Perspectives
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Larry Bader Rethinks Pension Finance
Larry Bader Rethinks Pension Finance After 20 years of a traditional actuarial career, Larry Bader moved ... intrigued by the difference between the way Wall Street and the actuarial profession look at the valuation ...
- Authors: Sam Phillips
- Date: Apr 2008
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine