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  • Leadership and Development Section, The Stepping Stone, May 2020
    Leadership and Development Section, The Stepping Stone, May 2020 May 2020 issue of The Stepping Stone ... the timing and accuracy of the project.” This direct style of communication sets up a more detailed ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2020
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Business Classics: Built to Last
    Business Classics: Built to Last A review of the classic business book Built to Last, originally ... recall was my dad having to fire somebody else’s direct report, because the actual manager could not handle ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Nov 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Global Perspectives>Multinational companies
  • The Stepping Stone, July 2018, Issue 69
    of the issue, this actuary suggested a simple, direct approach: I’d have the fellow in my office for ... found myself frustrated by my interactions with a direct report. I was anxious to do things “right,” as ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Jul 2018
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Demote or Not Demote"
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Demote or Not Demote" Reader responses to the real life ... to senior VP while losing two-thirds of their direct reports and responsibility, or being “promoted” ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Aug 2013
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Go for the Offer?”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Go for the Offer?” A compilation of reader responses is presented ... don’t see a real cost to losing a job offer of no direct interest, when he makes it clear what he does ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Zen Actuary 9: Patience in Healing
    Zen Actuary 9: Patience in Healing The latest installment in a series that applies Buddhist ... pricing sea changes ushered in by the Affordable Care Act in 2014. How to heal the market is under contemplation ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • What Would You Do? A Counterproposal
    What Would You Do? A Counterproposal A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life ... The grass is greener only when I choose to take care of it. A new house with green grass will end up ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • How Great Leaders Value People
    How Great Leaders Value People in the November 2015 edition of The Stepping Stone, executive coach ... you feel about this.” Authentic listeners are care- ful not to talk over someone’s point. That just ...

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    • Authors: Marcel Schwantes
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Changing The Rules: How to Avoid the Ostrich Strategy
    Changing The Rules: How to Avoid the Ostrich Strategy The author offers advice on maintaining your ... two more things. First, you show them that you care about how you interact with them. Second, you ...

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    • Authors: Steven J Gaspar
    • Date: Oct 2007
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Male and Female Leadership: Embracing Diversity
    Male and Female Leadership: Embracing Diversity Men and women have different leadership skills. ... were women; pre- dominantly across medical/health care and human resources occupations. Catalyst concluded ...

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    • Authors: Lori Pizzani
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development