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  • What is a Professional? Some Answers From a Japanese TV Show
    occurs every other month. Sumo is my favorite sport—it’s easy to understand, you can champion multiple wrestlers ... every-other-month, so I’ve noticed other shows in NHK’s line-up. One show in particular, “The Professionals ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: May 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • 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
  • 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
  • How to Change Your Self-Talk
    D. The Stepping Stone, January 2022 It’s all my fault. That’s what Ethan Kross was telling himself.[1] ... [1] It was a curious confession since he’s an award-winning psychologist. He also directs a lab at the ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Dec 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job”
    leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a career decision by a near FSA ... be friction between them. He has also done a year’s rotation through a different financial operation of ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Sep 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • How to Recruit and Hire High Quality Actuarial Talent
    them (Part II), thereby facilitating the company’s long-term growth. Recruiting, talent management ... them (Part II), thereby facilitating the company’s long-term growth. How to Hire Actuarial Talent Figure ...

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    • Authors: Rahat Jain
    • Date: Jul 2023
    • Competency: Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Stepping Stone
    Coordinator Kelly Hennigan Carrie Kelley 2016 Life & Annuity Symposium Coordinators Joanne Ryan Mary Wagnon ... practices of how a servant leader values people. A s we build on the ideas presented in this series, we ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite
  • 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
  • What Would You Do? “Not Your Dream Job”
    their responses to "What Would You Do?" This issue’s case study involved deciding whether or not to take ... be friction between them. He has also done a year’s rotation through a different financial operation of ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jul 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • 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