Description: Persuasion is as much about heart as facts and figures. Find out what you can do to develop your powers of persuasion.

Description: A transcript of questions and responses from the 2016 Nashville Life and Annuity Symposium Actuaries in the C-Suite session.

Description: This article describes the reasons that diversity in business translates in to better performance for companies with diversity management teams.

Description: Chairperson's corner discussing the recent name to the L&D (formerly MPD), the winners of the Leadership Inspiration contest, and how to commit and aspire to your 2016 resolutions.

Description: This is the second article in a three-part series focused on the "Do Nothing" leadership approach presented by Professor J. Keith Murnighan, a professor at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Description: As mentioned in the Chairperson’s Corner, this is the first of a three-part series focused on the “Do Nothing” leadership approach presented by Professor J. Keith Murnighan, the Harold H. Hines Jr. Distinguished Professor of Risk Management at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Murnighan is the author of the book Do Nothing! and promotes a synonymous leadership approach.

Description: Chairperson's Corner - introduces the issue and the SOA's initiative on diversity, as well as introduces Murnighan's diverse approach to leadership. Do Nothing! is the first of a three part series focused on J. Keith Murnighan's book "Do Nothing!" and discusses balancing working vs. leading, how to succeed as leader by counterbalancing challenges, and to best manage a team.

Description: The article covers the definition of a strength, how to recognize strengths and block weaknesses, how to perform a strengths self-assessment, and ways to effectively describe our strengths to others.

Description: This is the second article in a three-part series focused on the "Do Nothing" leadership approach presented by Professor J. Keith Murnighan, a professor at Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Description: Chairperson's Corner recaps the transformation L&D experienced the last few years. Do Nothing is a tribute toleaders and provides background/leader's traits.