Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation involving a dilemma facing an actuary, about how and when to discuss a valuation issue.

Description: This article goes through effective ways to give, and ask for, feedback in real time

Description: A real life situation is posed involving an actuarial management decision, and readers are invited to suggest "What Would You Do?"

Description: Tips on Making an Effective Presentation by Philip J. Lehpamer from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, September 2001, Issue No. 7.

Description: In Search of Relevance by Dave Duncan from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, July 2004, Issue No. 15.

Description: Negotiation has been a critical skill for me for most of my career. I’ve worked as a product actuary, represented a major distributor and now I’m a reinsurance intermediary. Technical actuarial skills were never my strength. However, I’m often able to get parties with differing goals to find a common ground, enabling a project to be completed to everyone’s satisfaction. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: This article discusses the determination of the proper level of centralization of functions in a company. The author makes the case that more is not always better.

Description: This article gives you tips and techniques that can be helpful in preparing for a successful presentation.

Description: This article provides suggestions for boosting up your career in the new year including dedicating specific time slots to your goals which will ensure that you travel along your career path quicker and to more fulfilling destinations.

Description: This article will be looking at key leadership principles which help in understanding how someone responds at different levels of tension. The article identifies the five levels of tension and the accompanying physical, tonal and verbal cues. These principles are from the ChangeWorks and MasterStream systems developed by T. Falcon Napier.