Description: Two hundred eighty-one actuaries signed up by Sept. 1, 1998 for the Society of Actuaries’ Management and Personal Development Section. This article describes the activities of this newest SOA Section.

Description: In this interactive teaching session, number 115TS at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Society of Actuaries held October 17-20 in San Francisco, the instructor discusses how businesses are seeking to improve retention. This session examines the costs of employee turnover, and trends, concepts, and practices presently producing results to reduce it. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. 25, No. 3.

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.

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.