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  • What's Your Superpower?
    What's Your Superpower? How do you distinguish yourself and your team, and make their ... What's Your Superpower? How do you distinguish yourself and your team, and make their contributions ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • From The Editor
    From The Editor A brief look at each article from this edition. By Carlos Fuentes expertise;Entrepreneur ... various sections of the SOA during the 2016 Life & Annuity Symposium. In it, the panelist share their points ...
    • Authors: Carlos Eduardo Fuentes
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Influential Leadership
    Note: As mentioned in the Editor’s Note at the beginning of Jerry Enoch’s article, “Aggressive Leadership ... articles as a collection at the end of the year. Kevin’s article focuses on influential leadership. If you ...
    • Authors: Kevin Pledge
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • How to Turn Suspects Into Prospects
    sales and accelerate the growth of your business. Let’s start with the end. You actually have prospects when: ... You are talking to decision-makers; Your company’s products/services are potential solutions to the clients’ ...
    • Date: May 2017
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Professional Values>Public interest representation; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Helping Prospects Get Divorced! Five Tips to Displacing the Competition
    be pretty and your product may be great, but that’s not enough to make a company go through the pain of ... done by looking for a weakness in your competitor’s product or service offerings. Concentrate on breaking ...
    • Authors: Shelley Hall
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Receiving Feedback Gracefully
    Engage in a little gentle self-talk like, “Okay, it’s feedback time. I can do this.” I say to myself what ... fight or flight. Much of the wind in your critic’s sails is now spent. They feel heard. Now you can state ...
    • Authors: Jay W Vogt
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Oral communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Aggressive Leadership
    Aggressive Leadership Aggressive leadership focuses on the potential for accomplishment. ... section, which involves delegation to volunteers. Jerry’s writing triggered the idea, within the Entrepreneurial ...
    • Authors: Jerry Enoch
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Speak Your Way to Success
    Speak Your Way to Success The author shares a template for how to ensure speaking leads to business ... of how to communicate the value you bring to the table in that role, and your target market/client would ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Influence
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development