Description: Gaining people management skills from Captain D. Michael Abrashoff's book, "Its Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy"

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 the winning entry from the “Defining Moment / Event” category.

Description: Article focusing on points to consider to improve hiring.

Description: Tired of Strategic Planning? by Eric D. Beinhocker and Sarah Kaplan

Description: This article summarizes the discussion from the spring meeting session: Managing Your Career Within a Traditional Employee Setting. Perspectives are shared from a consultant's view, and within an insurance company.

Description: The author presents the key best practices for the proper use of delegation which may be able to prevent big problems.

Description: The author reviews the attributes of Fast Risers. You can use their secret investing method of determining who to invest in and their innovative investment in these relationships to generate meaningful business relationships.

Description: This article is about focusing on what you can do and choosing to make the best of any situation.

Description: This article explains why leaders should care about the culture at their organization.

Description: Some of the great works of classical literature still speak to issues that business leaders face today. The author focuses on Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War and Homer's The Iliad.