Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 3E: IQ + EQ = The Modern Actuary 10.26.21 Recording

Description: Learn to master leadership, communication and teamwork during the Soft Skills in the Quantitative Field webcast. While actuaries work in a technical field, discover ways to implement creativity into professional settings. The second portion of this webcast focuses on technical skills. Determine best ways to utilize time management for deep work, while also concentrating on knowledge exchanges between colleagues with different perspectives and areas of specialization to increase satisfaction. Explore how both soft and technical skills can challenge the actuarial perception standpoint and which will be least vulnerable to automation in the future.

Description: What is your personal brand? It’s a critical question to answer as your career evolves. And, how do you develop, maintain and evolve your personal brand? Personal branding is the conscious and intentional effort to create and influence others’ perception of you. It’s important to recognize how you can develop your personal brand and the impact it can have on your career. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Understand the importance of having a personal brand · Identify, develop, and evolve your personal brand · Understand how to leverage social media to promote your brand

Description: Communication skills are essential to all actuaries and business leaders. In today’s world of online meetings and virtual interactions, speaking effectively is more important than ever – regardless of your camera being on or off! Your communication style can affect how others perceive you and how influential you can be inside and outside your organization. Leaders must effectively communicate with their teams, with other business functions, and with external partners. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Learn key considerations when communicating in a leadership role · Consider leadership communication techniques to be used in a virtual environment · Refine your approach to communicating with different internal and external audiences · Reflect on the importance of listening as a key to effective communication

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 5E: Building "Relational" Value: You'll Never Walk Alone 10.26.21 Recording

Description: As a leader, your success is heavily dependent on your team’s success and collective accomplishments. Building trust and effective relationships across your team is critical. That’s why it’s critically important for people managers to tailor their approach to individual team member needs while balancing overall department needs and goals. In this session you will learn how to inspire and develop trust between team members, as well as motivate colleagues to support a diverse and inclusive environment. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Identify techniques and behaviors to develop trust · Understand different motivations across team members · Inspire a team dynamic that is diverse, inclusive and equitable

Description: Over the course of our careers, relationships in the workplace will evolve. We may move into managerial or leadership roles or find ourselves reporting up to individuals who were once our peers. Additionally, actuaries increasingly find themselves working on multi-disciplinary projects with non-actuarial teams. The dynamics of how you interact with coworkers is critical to your professional development and success. In this session, you will learn the importance of recognizing these changing dynamics and how to better navigate through your workplace network. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Understand the importance of building connections with actuarial & non-actuarial colleagues · Deal with changing relationship dynamics in the workplace · Learn directly from actuaries who have navigated through evolving workplace relationships

Description: What exactly is emotional intelligence? It’s the ability to understand and manage your own emotions, as well as recognize and influence the emotions of those around you. High emotional intelligence sets you apart from your peers and is a strong predictor of performance, according to Harvard Business Review. Join us as we venture into the key core competencies underlying emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management. At the conclusion of the session, you’ll be able to: · Evaluate your personal level of emotional intelligence · Learn techniques to develop a greater level of emotional intelligence · Consider how to apply emotional intelligence techniques successfully in various scenarios · Understand how emotional intelligence supports diversity and inclusion (D&I) within the organization