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  • Zen Actuary Installment 18: Getting Back in the Water
    series that applies Buddhist philosophy to the actuary's daily activities. This installment discusses the challenges ... Rich Lauria The Stepping Stone, November 2021 Author’s note: This is the continuation of a series[1] adapted ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 17: Mindfulness During a Black Swan
    actuary's perspective and enhance effectiveness By Rich Lauria Stepping Stone, January 2021 Author’s note: ... teaching three in-person classes on Columbia University’s (CU) Morningside Heights campus, to getting my namaste ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Jan 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk
  • Body Talk
    Body Talk This article addresses how to best use body language to one's advantage Career ... article addresses how to best use body language to one's advantage Career planning, Millenials , Professional ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Jun 2020
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Are You an Empowering Leader?
    situational leadership model[1] is summarized in Table 1, which provides necessary background on terminology ... needs to direct but instead supports the staff member’s independent thinking. Finally, upon achieving mastery ...

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    • Authors: Russell Hendel
    • Date: Sep 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • Chaucer on Choosing Advisors
    Chaucer on Choosing Advisors Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is more than just sexual farces and fart ... and judging advice. This is informed by Chaucer's experience as a royal official, as well as his great ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • 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
  • Zen Actuary 9: Patience in Healing
    Zen Actuary 9: Patience in Healing The latest installment in a series that applies Buddhist principles ... particular installment focuses on the author's recent experience in recovering from serious injury ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • February issue of The Stepping Stone
    Coordinator Kelly Hennigan Carrie Kelley 2016 Life & Annuity Symposium Coordinators Joanne Ryan Kelly Hennigan ... your broader communities. In the words of Robin S. Sharma, writer, speaker and leadership expert: ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “What to Tell the Team?”
    leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a very new actuarial manager trying ... certain types of work, and yelling at Kate. Selina’s prior manager hadn’t said anything about performance ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jul 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Get Emotional
    stepping stone Lance Poole, FSA, MAAA, is VP, Annuity Product Development at Protective Life in Birmingham ... Twitter @lancepoole. Get Emotional By Lance Poole A s someone who is continually looking at numbers, specifications ...

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    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development