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  • 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
  • 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
  • Five Reasons Why Storytelling is Such an Essential Tool for Actuaries
    telling a story through their offerings or work. It’s a given that actuaries must possess mathematical and ... a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Visit http://www ...
    • Authors: Jennifer Poage
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • From The Editor
    Editor By Carlos Fuentes A description of the issue’s articles. Impact message;attention grabber;results;effective ... educational background, starting with a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science at the National University ...
    • Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
  • Energize Your Clients and Audiences
    presentation with a rational component—meeting your audience’s needs—and an emotional component—making them look ... a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Visit jimpoage ...
    • Authors: Elena Petricone
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Negotiating Requests
    important in work settings as precision in writing. Here’s how to master a simple yet powerful way of bringing ... example: “What would you like this to look like when it’s done?” “By when do you need this?” Once you understand ...
    • Authors: Jay W Vogt
    • Date: Nov 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • 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