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  • What Would You Do? Communication Confusion
    their responses to "What Would You Do?" This issue’s case study involved a communication and mentoring ... work together, Carlos’ ear gets acclimated to Jin’s accent, and Jin enthusiastically agrees to have Carlos ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • International Actuarial Association meeting in D.C.
    (Japan), immediate past pres- ident; Tonya Manning (U.S.), president-elect; and Mathieu Langelier (Canada) ... groups and com- mittees’ sessions, including the mortality working group, the scientific committee, the ...

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    • Authors: Susan Lynn Mateja
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Relationship Management; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: International News
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Global Perspectives; Global Perspectives>Global markets; Global Perspectives>Multinational companies
  • Positive Leadership
    University of Michigan professor of management Kim S. Cameron, PhD, in his book, Practicing Positive Leadership: ... Positive leadership has been linked to an organization’s positive outcomes (via the individual) in job satisfaction ...

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    • Authors: Lori Weyuker
    • Date: Oct 2022
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Path from Technical Contributor to Leader
    learning and development goals and link them to the team’s goal and your day-to-day work. Do good work and be ... come to you.” “Being a leader is not about you, it's about the team that you're working with. It is about ...

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    • Date: Oct 2022
    • Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    sales and accelerate the growth of your business. Let’s start with the end. You actually have prospects when: ... You are talking to decision-makers; Your company’s products/services are potential solutions to the clients’ ...
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Overcoming Personal Bias in Risk Messaging
    requires a softer skillset—preventing management’s past experiences from influencing how data is perceived ... condemn it as an improbable fiction.” -Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night Figure 1 Requested Data Grouping ...

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    • Date: Dec 2022
    • Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Address of the President, Sam Gutterman - The Redesign of the Actuary
    ACTLJARIES 1995-96 REPORTS 1995-96 REPORTS OF MORTALITY, MORBIDITY AND OTHER EXPERIENCE DRESS OF THE ... satisfying regu- latory or legal compliance requirement s, our customers will perceive us as necessary evils ...

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    • Authors: Sam Gutterman
    • Date: Jan 1995
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How to Identify and Hire Creative, Problem-Solving Employees
    to persuade. Question 4 can exhibit the candidate’s creativity as well as thinking off-the-cuff. (It also ... to articulate as well as adeptness to think on-one’s-feet. Effective communication skills are another highly ...

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    • Authors: Lori Weyuker
    • Date: Dec 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Stepping Stone
    Actuary Installment 7: “Facing Employment Mortality” By Rich Lauria 25 Re-Script Your Story By ... Coordinators Kelly Hennigan Carrie Kelley 2015 Life & Annuity Symposium Coordinators Sarah Osborne 2015 Health ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Beyond Technical Proficiency: The Role of Soft Skills in Embracing Agility
    embracing agility to propel actuarial success in today's market. Career planning, professional development ... McArthur The Stepping Stone, November 2023 In today’s evolving insurance industry, the actuarial profession ...

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    • Authors: Carolyn McArthur
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development