Description: Panelists discuss the usefulness of good public relations techniques in promoting businesses or energizing careers. These tools can add value to your company and energize your career. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 23, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 2001 SOA Spring Meeting explains how it is critical to become aware that you are in the middle of a race for obtaining, engaging and retaining top talent. Achieving a high ROI on human assets is central to your personal success and to the success of your company. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 2, Session 33pd.

Description: In recognition that project leadership for many insurance-company projects is left to the actuaries, the panelists discuss project management. From the 1988 Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 14, No. 3.

Description: This session from the 1995 SOA New York City Meeting discusses the re-engineering process as it is being undertaken in many companies, how it is applied to the actuarial function, and how technology can be used to facilitate the change. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 21, No. 2.

Description: This presentation is a section meeting from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The speaker, an author and the Walter H. Carpenter Professor of Management at Babson College, describes powerful new techniques for cutting through interdepartmental barriers and motivating people over whom you have no authority to lend your support, to lend you their support. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4A.

Description: Summary of the Key Note address at the 1982 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries by Dr. George H. Labovitz. Dr. Labovitz's topic was Participatory Management: a management style that involves personnel at all levels to influence direction and decisions.

Description: Presented at June 1996 Spring Meeting. This is a discussion led by Dr. M. James Bensen, President of Bemidji State University. Dr. Bensen speaks about speed, change, the actuarial profession and the society within which actuaries work.

Description: Presented at October 1996 Annual Meeting. This session will describe the theoretical and practical aspects of several tools currently being used by a growing number of companies to assist in strategic re-positioning as financial supermarkets.

Description: This presentation is a panel discussion from the 1991 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries, held October 20-23 in Toronto. The panelists, discussing their own experiences in Canada and the U.S., present their views on why they chose to leave insurance companies for a consulting career. Their individual experiences include joining existing firms, as well as starting a practice as an independent consultant. The panelists discuss the tradeoffs between an insurance company career and consulting, and how to start a consulting practice, including skills needed, marketing, financing, and finding a niche. Discussion from participants is included. From the Record of Society of Actuaries, Volume 17, No. 4B.

Description: The speakers at this session of the SOA 2001 Toronto Spring Meeting share their experience and insight on staff building. The focus is on teamwork, delegation, motivation, coaching and individual development.