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  • 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
  • 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 “Too Close For for Comfort”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Too Close For for Comfort” A compilation of reader responses ... leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a difficult hiring decision faced ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Dec 2020
    • Competency: Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 20: The Praise and Blame Game
    Lauria The Stepping Stone, September 2022 Author’s note: This is the continuation of a series[1] adapted ... enormous influence over the fortunes of many people’s assets. These two conditions open actuaries to significant ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Aug 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • 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 “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
  • People Management in a Post-Pandemic Environment
    first came following the resignation of my company’s CRO, when for the first time I found myself managing ... believe make for an effective manager? RS: I think it’s key to be able to empathize with your direct reports ...

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    • Date: Nov 2021
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • 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
  • The Deepest of Work Meetings
    as a leader, that it's okay to admit you're not okay even at work, and that it's important to find informal ... demonstrated insight into each other’s personalities, each other’s best qualities, and it was evident to ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How to Show Employees That You Care, and Why it Matters
    type of data by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s an increase from only 17 percent in April 2020. Employee ... quitting costs a company 33 percent of the employee’s salary. In addition to hard dollars such as costs ...

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    • Authors: Lori Weyuker
    • Date: Dec 2021
    • Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development