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  • Chaucer on Choosing Advisors
    Chaucer on Choosing Advisors Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is more than just sexual farces and fart jokes. In the Tale of Melibee, Chaucer imparts wisdom on choosing advisors, soliciting ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: Leadership>Influence
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Business Classics: Built to Last
    Business Classics: Built to Last A review of the classic business book Built to Last, originally published in 1994. Looking at the past twenty years -- how have the BTL companies done? How have ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Nov 2014
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Global Perspectives>Multinational companies
  • Battling Cognitive Bias
    Battling Cognitive Bias A look at cognitive biases, which are common tendencies of people when thinking about issues and when making decisions. Confirmation bias and sunk cost effects. Strategic ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • The Why of Data Visualization
    The Why of Data Visualization A look at the importance of thinking more deeply about data visualization and how improving your data visualization approaches can make you more effective as an ...
    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Mar 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines
    How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines Summarizing the session "How to Keep Your Spreadsheets Out of the Headlines", on preventing spreadsheet error, from the 2015 SOA ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Apr 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: The Modeling Platform
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • Spreadsheet Issues: Pitfalls, Best Practices, and Practical Tips
    Spreadsheet Issues: Pitfalls, Best Practices, and Practical Tips The author has gathered a variety of resources, general theories, and specific practices concerning spreadsheet errors and their ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Software
  • The Who of Data Visualization
    The Who of Data Visualization A look at leaders in the field of data visualization and links to the information they provide. By Mary Pat Campbell Professional development;data mining By Mary Pat ...
    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics