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  • WHAT WOULD YOU DO? A Difficult Discussion
    WHAT WOULD YOU DO? A Difficult Discussion A real life situation is posed involving a management challenge between 3 actuaries. Readers are invited to submit their responses to "What Would ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Speak Your Way to Success
    Speak Your Way to Success The author shares a template for how to ensure speaking leads to business and career opportunities. Professional development=PD;Interpersonal skills;Presentation skills= ...

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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
  • Reinvigorate Your Actuarial Career
    Reinvigorate Your Actuarial Career What are the keys to creating the sort of actuarial career that leads to senior leadership roles? Is it to put more and more work into your technical skills, or ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Aug 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Confidence to Walk Away
    The Confidence to Walk Away This article explains what to do when you've concluded that a job or assignment isn't for you. 4294990431 5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How and When to Just Say No
    How and When to Just Say No A critical skill (and path to greater satisfaction) is learning how to say no professionally, without getting a reputation as unhelpful, or for making excuses.

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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>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Hiring For Success”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Hiring For Success” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation. This issue’s case study involved a candidate for an actuarial ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Dec 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job”
    What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision.

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Sep 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • What Would You Do? What to Tell the Team?
    What Would You Do? What to Tell the Team? A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision, and readers are invited to submit the irresponses to ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Feb 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Is It a Red Flag?
    What Would You Do? Is It a Red Flag? A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision, and readers are invited to submit their responses to "What ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • How Do You Measure Career Success?
    How Do You Measure Career Success? How to track your progress for career success. Entrepreneurism=entrepreneurs; 32371 5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: Leadership>Professional network leverage
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development