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

Description: This article is authored by a career counselor who works with job seekers frustrated with their search, and professionals struggling to increase their visibility and influence at work. This paper focuses on making the most of your references.

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 describes a hypothetical workplace dilemma. Suggested solutions and feedback are provided in the next issue of Stepping Stones. From the April 2010 issue of Stepping Stones.