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

Description: As one of our key areas of focus this year, the Management and Personal Development Section Council has been working with the staff of the Society of Actuaries on the image campaign. As was mentioned in the “Turn Risk Into Opportunity” video, we each own a little piece of the image. To some circle of people, whether within my department, my division or my company, I = ACTUARY. Within these circles it is realistic for me to tackle my image and hence the image of actuaries. From The Stepping Stone, July 2005, Issue No. 19.

Description: Chairperson's Corner from the The Stepping Stone, January 2006, Issue No. 21.

Description: Motivational speaker Dr. Doreen Stern provides insights on how to set an achieve goals.

Description: Chairperson's corner discussing the recent name to the L&D (formerly MPD), the winners of the Leadership Inspiration contest, and how to commit and aspire to your 2016 resolutions.

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: An argument for a lifelong study of the humanities for personal and intellectual development, as well as some advice to get started.

Description: The appeal of the actuarial profession to women.

Description: In the midst of the activity and glitter of Times Square, one group of actuaries devoted an entire SOA meeting one morning to developing their communication knowledge and skills. The workshop titled, “Actuaries can Communicate,” was designed to identify ways to communicate more effectively as an actuary, to develop individual communication competence and to practice communication skills central to the work of an actuary. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: This article provides public speaking guidelines.