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You, Too, Can Be an Optimist
You, Too, Can Be an Optimist How you can use your motivation and persistence to become an optimist. 4294991866 8/20/2012 12:00:00 AM ...- Authors: Doreen Stern
- Date: Aug 2012
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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How to Show Employees That You Care, and Why it Matters
We are living in a time of significant changes which are taking a toll on some employees. To assist our team members through these tumultuous times, being a supportive manager is key. We discuss ...- Authors: Lori Weyuker
- Date: Dec 2021
- Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Seven Tips on How to Succeed in Remote Interviews
Seven Tips on How to Succeed in Remote Interviews This article is intended to provide young actuarial professionals and job seekers with tips on succeeding in remote interviews. By Selina Zeng ...- Authors: Veeraj Mehta
- Date: Sep 2021
- Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
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What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job”
What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision.- Authors: John West Hadley
- Date: Sep 2021
- Competency: Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
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Silo-Busting Skills for Actuaries: Improve Performance Through Strategic Internal Networking
Silo-Busting Skills for Actuaries: Improve Performance Through Strategic Internal Networking This is original content that cites the value of networking within the workplace. It describes the ...- Authors: Barbara Taylor
- Date: Dec 2020
- Competency: Communication; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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The Actuary’s Journey to Becoming a Strategic Business Partner
The Actuary’s Journey to Becoming a Strategic Business Partner Executives often tell subject matter experts such as actuaries, “You should think more strategically!” But the executives never ...- Authors: Barbara Taylor
- Date: Jan 2021
- Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Unconscious Biases: An Actuarial Example
Unconscious Biases: An Actuarial Example The author briefly describes a hypothetical example of several unconscious biases in the workplace, drawing upon the behavioral economics work of Kahneman ...- Authors: John Kinney
- Date: Nov 2019
- Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Economics; Economics>Behavioral economics
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How Great Leaders Display Authenticity
How Great Leaders Display Authenticity Executive Coach Marcel Schwantes demonstrated that applying daily practices of Servant Leadership is really the best way to engage workers to perform at a ...- Authors: Marcel Schwantes
- Date: Aug 2015
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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How to Identify and Hire Creative, Problem-Solving Employees
With increasing demand for quality new-hires, it is increasingly important to hire the most impactful employees. Actuaries who think creatively can have a disproportionately positive effect on ...- Authors: Lori Weyuker
- Date: Dec 2021
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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How to be a Great Manager
How to be a Great Manager We discuss a high-level overview with practical steps on how to be a great manager. We describe 14 real-life traits of a truly impactful manager that can be used to ...- Authors: Lori Weyuker
- Date: Jul 2021
- Competency: Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development