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  • Watch out, Batman—it’s The Actuary!
    Watch out, Batman—it’s The Actuary! A retelling of the exploits of the little-known Batman villain, ... see this character sitting with Penguin at the table, wearing a gray suit jacket and wire-rimmed glasses ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Sep 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance
    Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance A review of Mihir Desai's book The Wisdom of ... The Wisdom of Finance A review of Mihir Desai's book The Wisdom of Finance, and why actuaries specifically ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jul 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
  • What Would You Do? Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes?
    What Would You Do? Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes? A real life situation is posed involving ... responses to "What Would You Do?" This issue’s case study involved a product line profitability dilemma ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Sep 2014
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • What Would You Do? Bad Grooming
    What Would You Do? Bad Grooming A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life ... leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved management hiring someone to make ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jul 2019
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Changing Horses”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Changing Horses” A compilation of reader responses is presented ... leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether an actuary who accepted ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes?”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Is the Emperor Wearing Clothes?” A compilation of reader responses ... leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved what to do about a product line ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2014
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Communication Confusion”
    leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a dilemma involving an ASA who ... 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: Feb 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “False Pretenses”
    also clarify his boss's expectations. Assuming he is right about the company's poor financial health ... a job search.  If he was wrong about the company's financial footing and he and his boss can agree on ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jan 2024
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • What Would You Do? False Pretenses
    What Would You Do? False Pretenses A real-life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, ... their responses to "What Would You Do?" This issue’s case study found amid-career actuary uprooting his ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Sep 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice