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  • Chairperson’s Corner
    Chairperson’s Corner This article is an overview of the SOA Leadership & Development Section Council's current ... points of the Leadership & Development Section Council's efforts. leadership, management, communication skills ...

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    • Authors: Lori Weyuker
    • Date: Sep 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Training Lessons from the French Chef: Being Resourceful and Making Mistakes
    and Making Mistakes Taking a look at Julia Child's signature TV show The French Chef, and how aspects ... in a replica of Child’s kitchen), “Julia” (2021 documentary, covering Child’s life), “Julie & Julia” ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jun 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • 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
  • Zen Actuary 19: Cultivating Gratitude
    Rich Lauria The Stepping Stone, March 2022 Author’s note: This is the continuation of a series[1] adapted ... year holidays—from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day—typically provide an extended opportunity for ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; 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
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 16: The Challenge of Transitions, Part 2
    The Zen Actuary Installment 16: The Challenge of Transitions, Part 2 The latest installment ... actuaries. This installment chronicles the author's career transition from corporate actuary to academia ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Apr 2020
    • Competency: Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Parting Company”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Parting Company” A compilation of reader responses is presented ... leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved what to do when an actuary turned ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Apr 2020
    • Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • 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 “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