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  • Starting Meetings Right
    Starting Meetings Right Start your meetings right, and they are more likely to end right. Remember OARRs (Outcomes, Agenda, Roles and Rules). ; by Jay W. Vogt Start your meetings right, and they ...
    • Authors: Jay W Vogt
    • Date: May 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • 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
  • Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead!
    Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead! By Ken Lizotte A description of what an Impact Message is and how to use one. impact message;elevator speech;turning heads; ...
    • Authors: Ken Lizotte
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
  • From the Editors
    From the Editors “Academic Actuaries” is a new column that has been added to the Independent Consultant lineup. Read about it and all the other content in this issue. By Stephen James and Carlos ...
    • Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes, Stephen James
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Aggressive Leadership
    Aggressive Leadership Aggressive leadership focuses on the potential for accomplishment. Aggressive leadership counts victories, not defeats. ; by Jerry Enoch Editors’ Note: Jerry recently wrote ...
    • Authors: Jerry Enoch
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Influential Leadership
    Influential Leadership The ability to influence people is a critical leadership skill, especially for entrepreneurs running their own businesses. ; by Kevin Pledge Editors’ Note: As mentioned in ...
    • Authors: Kevin Pledge
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Helping Prospects Get Divorced! Five Tips to Displacing the Competition
    Helping Prospects Get Divorced! Five Tips to Displacing the Competition Tips for helping actuaries get new business.By Shelley F. Hall Entrepreneurism=entrepreneurs By Shelley F. Hall If you’re ...
    • Authors: Shelley Hall
    • Date: Feb 2014
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • The Why of Data Visualization
    The Why of Data Visualization A look at the importance of thinking more deeply about data visualization and how improving your data visualization approaches can make you more effective as an ...
    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Mar 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
    • Publication Name: CompAct
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics
  • Labs in Actuarial Science, Finance and Risk Management
    Labs in Actuarial Science, Finance and Risk Management By Tim Cardinal communication skills;critical thinking skills; results;labs;assumptions;experiments;business intelligence By Tim Cardinal Do ...
    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Oct 2011
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Expanding Horizons
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Innovation Insights
    Innovation Insights By Eric SondergeldContent from a monthly e-mail with an innovation tip to support the Entrepreneurial & Innovation Section’s mission. Interpersonal skills;Managerial ...
    • Authors: Eric Sondergeld
    • Date: Aug 2018
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Innovators & Entrepreneurs
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills