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  • Six Strategies to Boost Your Career
    Strategies to Boost Your Career More than half of U.S. workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. This article ... hip;Change By Jamie Graceffa More than half of U.S. workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. You don’t ...
    • Authors: Jamie Graceffa
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead!
    as Jim is the thoughtleader who designed it. That’s because my impact message typically turns heads my ... they live. My impact message follows Masciarelli's careful construction as described in his book PowerSkills ...
    • Authors: Ken Lizotte
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Starting Meetings Right
    people are expected to behave to ensure the meeting’s success. When designing a meeting for a group for ... how people may be expected to act, try saying, “Let’s take a minute and agree on a few basic ground rules ...
    • Authors: Jay W Vogt
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • From the Editors
    From the Editors “Academic Actuaries” is a new column that has been added to the Independent ... long ago. Are you keeping your professional New Year’s resolutions? What were they? Perhaps, find out about ...
    • Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes, Stephen James
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • 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
  • To Make Your Points and Get Others to Follow You: Speak Boldly!
    To Make Your Points and Get Others to Follow You: Speak Boldly! The author discusses how to speak ... their cause, they courageously look their teammate(s) in the eye and reveal what's in their heart and ...

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    • Authors: David Casullo
    • Date: Nov 2010
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession