Description: Readers are encouraged to attend the attend the Coaching for Performance session at the 2006 Life Spring meeting of the SOA.

Description: This article discusses the value of coaching. Three coaches share their experience.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether or not to extend an offer to a strong candidate, after a comment from the CEO.

Description: Actuary Morphs Into Coach by Gerald A. Fryer from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: The author presents a simple tool that can help managers be effective at developing people called the competency checklist.

Description: This article discusses how your leadership style should vary depending on the person you are leading, the situation and goal. 4 syles of leadership are discussed.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether a recently departed employee should be offered the chance to return, and whether he should consider it.

Description: In the Leadership & Development Section’s Leadership Inspiration Contest, entrants were asked to tell us what inspired them to be a better actuarial leader. Carlos Arocha submitted an entry from the “Defining Moment/Event” category.

Description: In the Leadership & Development Section’s Leadership Inspiration Contest, entrants were asked to tell us what inspired them to be a better actuarial leader. Here is an entry from the Quote category.

Description: A profile of the 19th century designer and interior decorator Candace Wheeler, who founded multiple businesses and organizations that helped promote women's work.