Description: Article outlines application of the 11 leadership principles defined by the Marine Corps in a corporate setting.

Description: Executives often tell subject matter experts such as actuaries, “You should think more strategically!” But, the executives never define what they mean by “thinking more strategically”. This article defines the skills actuaries need to be perceived as being more strategic. It will provide practical steps actuaries can take to gain more strategic influence and escape the trap of being perceived as only a subject matter expert who provides limited strategic value.

Description: Latest installment in series that applies Buddhist philosophy to the actuary's daily activities. This installment discusses the challenges for actuaries in dealing with the ongoing ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses mindfulness tools to cope with the resulting stresses in a peaceful and effective way.

Description: Latest in a series applying Buddhist philosophy to the working world of the actuary. The focus is on the author's experience in yoga teacher training.

Description: It is about what I learned from a survival training and how it is related to my daily life.

Description: Managerially Speaking: Why Is the Machine Leaking? by Marcel Gingras from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

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: One of the most underrated skills, when it comes to developing client relationships and personal relationships, for that matter, while serving your clients well and managing the people on your team, is the skill of listening. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: This article examines the application of a twelve-step program to managerial situations thereby achieving more productive managerial behavior and greater effectiveness.