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  • From the Chair
    From the Chair An update from the EAS chairperson on four topics of importance to all EAS members. By Thomas L. Totten Management skills By Thomas L. Totten I would like to keep everyone updated ...
    • 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
  • From the Editors
    From the Editors Technical expertise, the hallmark of our profession, is a necessary but not sufficient condition for success. Over time this statement has become more relevant. By Carlos ...
    • Authors: Stephen James, Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
    • Date: Aug 2014
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Energize Your Clients and Audiences
    Energize Your Clients and Audiences When presenting their work, some people are able to energize and elicit an enthusiastic acceptance, while others tend to "deflate" the room. The authors ...
    • Authors: Elena Petricone
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Academic Actuaries
    Academic Actuaries An interview featuring Jeff Zheng, an actuary-in-residence and assistant professor of practice at the University of Notre Dame in the Applied and Computational Mathematics and ...
    • 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
  • Peer Review
    Peer Review Peer Review by Ken Hartwell from Smaller Consulting Firm Section, June 2003, Issue No. 2. N/A; 11086 6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Kenneth W Hartwell
    • Date: Jun 2003
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Nudge
    Nudge Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness by Thaler and Sunstein FSA exam;human reasoning;amusing examples;judgement errors;decision making Nudge: Improving ...
    • Authors: Mark Spong
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Need for Self-Awareness and Self-Improvement
    The Need for Self-Awareness and Self-Improvement Are you self aware? You’ve likely met at least one person who lacks self awareness—people who bully others, resist suggestions with stubbornness.
    • Authors: Bill Maw
    • Date: Aug 2015
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur
    An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur An interview with Patrick McGinnis, author of The 10% Entrepreneur. Readers will glean some of McGinnis’ insights and understand how they can apply ...
    • Authors: Stephen J Camilli
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Academia Meets Business―Case Study of a Startup Just Starting
    Academia Meets Business―Case Study of a Startup Just Starting Read about the causes that led to the formation of a startup and how it intends to accomplish it's goals. By Thomas L. Totten ...
    • 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
  • Stand Out From The Crowd Through Articles In Magazines
    Stand Out From The Crowd Through Articles In Magazines Stand Out From The Crowd Through Articles In Magazines by Carl Friesen from Smaller Consulting Firm Section, January 2003, Issue No. 1. N/A; ...

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    • Authors: Carl Friesen
    • Date: Jan 2003
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills