Description: This article discusses how being coached can improve the performance of actuaries, deepen our learning capabilities and improve our quality of life.

Description: Discusses the processes of setting effective objective and development plans

Description: “It’s Not About You” encourages the reader to take a broad perspective with respect to career advancement opportunities and to have an appropriate elevator pitch for all seasons. It suggests that anyone can develop the superior communication skills and strong presence required to deliver the most effective elevator pitch. It talks about the importance of focusing on the other person--their needs and the way they make decisions, rather than the speaker’s skills and experience. Finally, it recommends appealing to both emotion and logic, taking into consideration how the other person is more likely to make decisions.

Description: This article describes team dynamics of introverts and extroverts, with an actuarial audience in mind. The article references the works of author Susan Cain.

Description: An actuary's review of the business classic "How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.

Description: This articles showcases the principles of effective servant leadership.

Description: A preivew of the Management & Personal Development Section's third annual business book review contest.

Description: At the 2004 Annual Meeting, four industry leaders, David Atkinson, Patricia Guinn, Bruce Nicholson, and Salim Manzar, shared their insight on a variety of questions. This article briefly covers their responses to a few of those questions.

Description: The author offers his seven-word maxims for work / life balance and development of a personal leadership foundation.

Description: Leadership writing contest entry for Admirable Leader category. Lessons in the importance of speaking up from Alexander Hamilton.