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  • Lessons From a Toothache - Part 1
    their current situation. lESSoN #2: aCTIoN IS DIrECT- lY ProPorTIoNal To ThE aMouNT oF PaIN ExPErIENCED ... and was willing to pay any price to get it taken care of. It was about action, not about the analyzing ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Nov 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 4
    process of getting your client (or your boss, direct report, spouse, child, etc.) to clearly associate ... stop at the first level—that is, unless you don’t care about the results! If you want to learn more about ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Rejection Reality Check
    rejection rate)! We know we have a winning direct mail campaign if we have a 2% response rate (that’s ... it’s understandable. The truth is that we would care a lot less what other people think if we really ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Nov 2008
  • Rejection Reality Check
    rejection rate)! We know we have a winning direct mail campaign if we have a 2% response rate (that’s ... it’s understandable. The truth is that we would care a lot less what other people think if we really ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Nov 2008
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies
  • A Secret Weapon for Your Success
    interpret some kind of negative intent (e.g., they don’t care, they don’t like me, they’re unhappy with my performance ... uncomfortable that your boss went to Ben, one of your direct reports, for some information. You stewed about ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Jan 2008
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • How to Handle Communication Mishaps in the Workplace
    some kind of negative intent (e.g., they don’t care, they don’t like me, they’re unhappy with my performance ... uncomfortable that your boss went to Ben, one of your direct reports, for some information. You stewed about ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Nov 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Oral communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Pride-Based Leadership-PartIV - Why Your Employees Aren't Producing More
    There are many reasons why this is, but a primary one is that holding employees accountable takes ... easier to do it them- selves than to get their direct report to accomplish a task at a proficient level ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Use the Competency Checklist for Better Performance Coaching
    say you want to effectively coach one of your direct reports named John. You want to collaborate with ... can’t define the level of performance for our direct reports clearly, how can we expect them to achieve ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Apr 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
  • Are You in a Slump?
    Taking a break allows us to “reload”. 2. Take care of yourself physically. I’ve been guilty of underestimating ... physically. If you’re not making the time to take care of yourself, you will find yourself in slumps more ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Oct 2008
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Getting Paid What You're Worth: Lessons From a Lawn Mower Boy
    ds.  It would be easy for the  teenager to take care of this – he had easy access to the outlands. And it would be a  ...  what is it worth to you to have this problem taken care of each  week?”  Tommy turned out to be a very ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Feb 2007