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  • February issue of The Stepping Stone
    February issue of The Stepping Stone February issue of The Stepping Stone Professional Development;Interpersonal ... risks;Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;Health care reform;Entrepreneurism;Career Planning; ...

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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
  • Diversity and the SOA
    Diversity Committee (IDC). The volunteers who direct it, and the staff who support us, are all very ... minorities at all levels of the education system, from primary school to medical school. They developed recommendations ...

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    • Authors: John Robinson
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Feedback That's Tough on Problems, Not on People
    Feedback That's Tough on Problems, Not on People How to offer constructive criticism and ... managers who want to enhance the effectiveness of direct reports. These techniques can be applied when ...

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    • Authors: Malory Fischer
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Development, Dysfunction and Death
    of each easier to see. This is the ge- nius—and primary source of entertainment— of Lencioni’s writing ... members themselves, not the leader, who are the primary drivers of holding each other accountable. “The ...

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    • Authors: Steven J Gaspar
    • Date: Jan 2006
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Leadership Inspiration: Feelin’ Groovy
    Leadership Inspiration: Feelin’ Groovy An essay on how the lyrics of the Simon and Garfunkel hit ... gets done rather than just busy work. Good leaders care about results—not just work. “Looking for fun ...

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    • Authors: Mary Simmons
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Chairperson’s Corner: The Journey Continues...
    Chairperson’s Corner: The Journey Continues... An overview of Olga Jacobs' professional ... giving clear feedback, developing the talents of direct reports, and providing recognition. To return ...

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    • Authors: Olga Jacobs
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Sunny Actuary
    The Sunny Actuary Humor in the workplace can improve productivity. This article describes a typical ... 8. Tony Batory, FSA, M.A., MAAA, is a health care actuary for UnitedHealth Group focused on small ...

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    • Authors: Anthony Batory
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Miracle of Competitive Collaboration
    The Miracle of Competitive Collaboration The article discusses how to create team synergy by ... talented, self-driven individuals, do we really even care to? If we genuinely embrace the role of leader ...

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    • Authors: James Shallow
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • It's a Matter of Trust
    It's a Matter of Trust Based on a decades-long study, honesty is the most important quality ... that you don’t share another person’s interest, or care about how they feel, can make it very difficult ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Mar 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Male and Female Leadership: Embracing Diversity
    Male and Female Leadership: Embracing Diversity Men and women have different leadership skills. ... were women; pre- dominantly across medical/health care and human resources occupations. Catalyst concluded ...

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    • Authors: Lori Pizzani
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development