Description: An open letter to the Taxation Section of the Society of Actuaries from the newsletter editor, Kristin Norberg.

Description: The author discusses the importance of setting goals and provides an update on achievements of the Management and Personal Development Section.

Description: A discussion of how compassion and empathy, help us to move from "managing things" to "leading people". Also will ponder how we develop genuine compassion.

Description: Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, devised a method to achieve "moral perfection." The author explains the method.

Description: How is actuarial career development related to human development? The author draws a parallel using the archetypes developed by Swiss psychiatrist Carl G Jung.

Description: Continuation of a series of articles adapted from the book "Awake at Work" by Michael Carroll, covering the application of Buddhist teachings to situations encountered in a modern corporate workplace setting. This series addresses challenges frequently encountered by practicing actuaries.

Description: A business leader and researcher describe the importance of effective leaders revealing their failures as well as successes.

Description: Feature article discussing the SOA’s Professional Development Committee and how it benefits SOA members.

Description: Innovation has become a fashionable concept, but what does it really mean? Are the concepts of innovation and invention synonyms? Is innovation a good thing? If so, why so many oppose it? If we want to become innovators, what considerations should be kept in mind? Are there examples of innovative thought in the actuarial field? If so, can you think of some of them? If you want answers to these questions please read Jay Jaffe’s article, Becoming a More Effective Innovator. Innovation is a big idea in the business education, so much so that many MBA programs are including courses on the subject, so much so that, as we know, our Section is called Entrepreneurial & Innovation.