Description: Chairperson's Corner - introduces the issue and the SOA's initiative on diversity, as well as introduces Murnighan's diverse approach to leadership. Do Nothing! is the first of a three part series focused on J. Keith Murnighan's book "Do Nothing!" and discusses balancing working vs. leading, how to succeed as leader by counterbalancing challenges, and to best manage a team.

Description: This article challenges actuaries to take advantage of the leadership and development opportunities available to them.

Description: Actuaries must be able to present compelling arguments to win over their audience. For the first time, they may be managing a staff looking for direction, making recommendations to senior leaders, or trying to persuade non-actuarial colleagues who see the world differently. This series of articles is intended to educate young actuarial professionals on key business influencing skills that will be beneficial in the near term as well as throughout their careers. Part 1 is focused on leading and influencing a team.

Description: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is more than just sexual farces and fart jokes. In the Tale of Melibee, Chaucer imparts wisdom on choosing advisors, soliciting advice, and judging advice. This is informed by Chaucer's experience as a royal official, as well as his great education.

Description: This article focuses on how a manager should focus on 'influencing' to get their team to be as high-performing as possible.

Description: We can learn a lot about actuarial exams but they don't really teach us about the business world and how to operate in it.

Description: Business leadership lessons from non-business leaders: interpersonal skills and people management

Description: I used the inspirational movie, Stand and Deliver, to describe the motivating high school mathematics teacher and leader, Jaime Escalente. Mr. Escalante believed that as long as you had the desire, you can accomplish wonderful things.

Description: This article is about not compromising your principles when pressured to do so from internal or external forces.

Description: The author explores challenges that actuaries face at work, and the typical response continuum, which includes panic, inertia, striving, coping, and mastery.