Description: This article is an overview of the SOA Leadership & Development Section Council's current projects, recent accomplishments and some immediate focal points of the Leadership & Development Section Council's efforts.

Description: The chairperson thanks the council and others who have helped during her tenure.

Description: This is a conversation with two critical staff members of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) about their experience there. Jane Lesch is a non-actuary who has been working at the SOA for over 20 years, and is an engagement specialist. Mike Boot is an actuary who retired at the end of February after 15 years at the SOA, most recently as managing director. We spoke to both Jane and Mike to get their take on what leadership is about, and how working at the SOA impacted them.

Description: The author encourages actuaries to develop their non-technical skills and notes the activities of the Management and Personal Development Section that can help in that regard.

Description: The section chair highlights that the Management and Personal Development Section not only revised their mission statement, but made great strides in delivering on their mission.

Description: The author shares personal experiences, thereby providing guidelines for shaping ones' career.

Description: The author notes the changes in the marketplace and the actuarial profession over the last 20 years as a result of technology and demographic changes.

Description: This is a review of the book, 'The Lone Ranger’s Code of the West' by Jim Lichtman, dealing with the ethics and values of the Lone Ranger.

Description: This article is about the need for actuaries and technical professionals to develop critical leadership and other soft skills, and highlights the ways the SOA Leadership & Development section provides tools to develop those skills.

Description: This article is a book review of one of 'The Dilbert Principle' books by Scott Adams, offering tongue-in-cheek advice on business and management.