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  • When Actuaries Hit the Slopes
    When Actuaries Hit the Slopes Shortsighted goals may seem expedient at the time, but long-term success is not ... following the crowd. Financial management;Health care reform; 11400 4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Heather Hokamp
    • Date: Apr 2010
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Lessons From a Toothache - Part 1
    their current situation. lESSoN #2: aCTIoN IS DIrECT- lY ProPorTIoNal To ThE aMouNT oF PaIN ExPErIENCED ... and was willing to pay any price to get it taken care of. It was about action, not about the analyzing ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Nov 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Service with a Smile
    oth- ers, the retail store clerk who really does care about satisfying our needs, the customer service ... do what you’d like them to do, in the absence of direct authority— generally stems from proactively doing ...

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    • Authors: Mark E Green
    • Date: Oct 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Using a Retained Executive Search Firm, Part II:From the Candidate Perspective
    a candidate, you should be prepared to answer direct questions relating to your current as well as ... that has retained his services, the former’s primary responsibility is to identify and help the client ...

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    • Authors: Richard Dannenberg
    • Date: Jul 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Pride-Based Leadership-PartIV - Why Your Employees Aren't Producing More
    There are many reasons why this is, but a primary one is that holding employees accountable takes ... easier to do it them- selves than to get their direct report to accomplish a task at a proficient level ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Avoiding the Hidden Pitfalls of Business Dining
    a Gracious and Generous Host A gracious host’s primary role is to ensure that the guest is comfortable ... orders all the food as a way to impress or take care of the guest. It’s considered an honor to be able ...

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    • Authors: Maureen Costello
    • Date: Jul 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Interviewing Techniques
    Complete the application with the same level of care that you would a work assignment. Neatness is important ... can be a turn- off. Stating that money is your primary motiva- tion is never well-received. Your interviewer ...

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    • Authors: Pauline Reimer
    • Date: Oct 2004
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Chairperson's Corner - Through the Looking Glass
    with less than perfect data. For most of us, the primary product(s) our company sells has changed drastically ... the skills noted in the previous paragraph. My primary direction in coaching will be to focus on actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Daniel L Shinnick
    • Date: Oct 2004
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Book Review - The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle’s-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management Fads and Other Workplace Afflictions, by Scott Adams
    Book Review - The Dilbert Principle: A Cubicle’s-Eye View of Bosses, Meetings, Management ... relationships at the workplace with empathy, honesty and care. The Dilbert Principle is that deep down, people ...

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    • Authors: Kristi Bohn
    • Date: Oct 2006
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Translating Actuarial Vernacular-Effective Communication for Every Audience
    Your claims executives may not understand (or care) about how you came to your reserves. However ... data? Your claims executives may not understand (or care) about how you came to your reserves. However, ...

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    • Authors: Mary MacDonald
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession