Description: The author, the new Chair of the Management and Personal Development Section Council, will be using this column to share her personal development journey and hopes others can learn from and avoid her mistakes. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: This article is intended to provide young actuarial professionals and job seekers with tips on succeeding in remote interviews.

Description: This article introduces IT DevOps to actuaries and how it is applicable to them to improve their modeling efforts and make them more efficient.

Description: The authors suggest that mastering 'star performer' skills and work strategies is simply a matter of learning and practicing the outlined techniques. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: The author suggests that the ability to negotiate is the ability to achieve a specific type of outcome. Given corporations and people are held to their own high standards, we all would get what we want more often and that is the goal. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: The author finds the best way to reach your potential is to follow a personal growth plan daily. Free resources, including online newsletters and blogs are cited. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: The author suggests now is the time to embrace the power of social networking and further you personal brand. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.