Description: This article is intended to provide young actuarial professionals and job seekers with tips on succeeding in remote interviews.

Description: In this interview, Caroline Grégoire, formerly from Hannover Re, and now international mentor, coach, trainer and speaker, shares her views on how mentoring can support you on your career path and how it also benefits the reinsurance industry as a whole.

Description: Investing in and taking care of employees can result in many-faceted positive results, for your team and for your firm. We first state the case for "taking care of employees," then exhibit several practical methods for showing you care for your employees.

Description: Looking to the upcoming 2024 year and looking back at the 2023 year in the International Section.

Description: The October/November 2013 edition of The Actuary magazine—the Society of Actuaries’ flagship publication.

Description: In this article, corporate culture expert, S. Chris Edmonds, is interviewed. Chris is an author, speaker and consultant on creating corporate cultures that are based on values alignment and high performance. In addition to sharing Chris' expertise with the actuarial community, the goal of this article is to also get actuaries to think about their leadership beyond the confines of technical expertise and leading a team.

Description: This is a conversation with two critical staff members of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) about their experience there. Jane Lesch is a non-actuary who has been working at the SOA for over 20 years, and is an engagement specialist. Mike Boot is an actuary who retired at the end of February after 15 years at the SOA, most recently as managing director. We spoke to both Jane and Mike to get their take on what leadership is about, and how working at the SOA impacted them.

Description: Relationship management is your ability to use your awareness of your own emotions and those of others to manage interactions successfully. Given enough time and quality exchanges, we can form a relationship with any person we encounter. We should strive to develop positive relationships with people we like, and even with those we don’t like as much. Once established, both parties will understand each other better and benefit from the connection. Relationships can be challenging, especially at work or under stress. Skillfully managing them will help you initiate direct and productive conversations to alleviate misunderstandings, solve conflicts and achieve desired goals. This article explores strategies to develop the skill of relationship management.

Description: An update to the risk management readers on what the JRMS is planning to do over 2023 to serve its membership.

Description: An update on developments within the SOA Ambassador Program up to December 2015.