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  • Six Strategies to Boost Your Career
    Strategies to Boost Your Career More than half of U.S. workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. This article ... hip;Change By Jamie Graceffa More than half of U.S. workers are dissatisfied with their jobs. You don’t ...
    • Authors: Jamie Graceffa
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Academic Actuaries
    students By The Independent Consultant This edition’s interviewee is Jeffrey Zheng, an actuary-in-residence ... understanding of probability in all actuarial fields, it’s a core skill that can help people make more informed ...
    • Authors: Jeffrey Zheng
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Art of the Start
    He refers to both frequently, and most of the book’s examples come from these venues, so there is a technology ... lists, making it easy to navigate. Many of Kawasaki’s “exercises” are thought provoking, like, “Go to eBay ...
    • Authors: Kevin J Pledge
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Change management; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Entrepreneur and Canadian Actuary on Enterprise Risk Management and Personal Best Practices
    business risks, in order to understand my client’s business and the key measures that drive their organization ... company in the United Kingdom (U.K.), a medical insurance company in the U.K., as well as a consulting firm ...
    • Authors: Minaz Lalani
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: Professional Values>Practice expertise
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Academia Meets Business―Case Study of a Startup Just Starting
    of a startup and how it intends to accomplish it's goals. By Thomas L. Totten Management skills ... company, an S-Corporation ESOP, is setting up an actuarial technology firm in Delaware. The S-Corp ESOP ...
    • Authors: Thomas Totten
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Intellectual Property, Insurance and Business Method Patents
    before you; it’s not known or used by others in the U.S. or described in a publication anywhere. Also, the ... busi- ness methods increased dramatically in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Just last year alone ...

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    • Authors: Nicholas P Triano
    • Date: Jun 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • FSA vs MBA
    institutions;credentials;recognition     By Mark Spong It’s going very slowly, but ten years from now, it should ... was previously considered an MBA-only role. That’s my stance on it. -David W. Simpson, transcribed from ...
    • Authors: Mark Spong
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Actuaries Can Make Excellent Networkers
    between two people that then opens up each person’s personal networks to each other. Networking is something ... you establish an early connection, when that person’s friends arrive, you will meet those people too. Be ...
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Book Review: Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking
    This requires the three strategic disciplines (3 A’s): acumen for developing valuable insights, allocation ... thinking also requires practicing three disciplines (3 C’s): Coalesce best insights. Develop and aggregate quality ...
    • Authors: William Rearden
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Are You in Touch with Your Sales Sixth Sense?
    no psychology expert, but there’s one aspect of this science that’s benefited me in all my years of sales ... no psychology expert, but there’s one aspect of this science that’s benefited me in all my years of sales ...
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills