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  • What’s It Like to Work at the Society of Actuaries?
    What’s It Like to Work at the Society of Actuaries? This is a conversation with two critical staff members ... have been a whole lot of changes since then, but it's been a good move. I am very thankful that I could ...

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    • Authors: Wendy Chiwen Liang
    • Date: Apr 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers
  • How Did I Get Here? An Interview with Sara Teppema, Chief Actuary of Wildflower Health
    actuary for Wildflower Health, a value-based women’s health care management and digital health company ... their growing health benefits practice, and that’s where I spent the first few years of my career. Q: ...

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    • Authors: Ying Zhao
    • Date: Oct 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Training Lessons from the French Chef: Being Resourceful and Making Mistakes
    and Making Mistakes Taking a look at Julia Child's signature TV show The French Chef, and how aspects ... in a replica of Child’s kitchen), “Julia” (2021 documentary, covering Child’s life), “Julie & Julia” ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jun 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • Reinvigorate Your Actuarial Career
    would recommend picking up a copy of Dave Miller’s The Influential Actuary.[1]) In the course of my career ... industry) understand the benefits you bring to the table, opportunities will naturally find you. In my own ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Aug 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Zen Actuary 19: Cultivating Gratitude
    Rich Lauria The Stepping Stone, March 2022 Author’s note: This is the continuation of a series[1] adapted ... year holidays—from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day—typically provide an extended opportunity for ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 20: The Praise and Blame Game
    Lauria The Stepping Stone, September 2022 Author’s note: This is the continuation of a series[1] adapted ... enormous influence over the fortunes of many people’s assets. These two conditions open actuaries to significant ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Aug 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Communication Confusion”
    leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved a dilemma involving an ASA who ... work together, Carlos’ ear gets acclimated to Jin’s accent, and Jin enthusiastically agrees to have Carlos ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Feb 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • Inclusive Leadership: A Conversation
    feelings. I prefer a very direct approach: "Here's a to-do list. Less talking, more list doing." I am ... approach to different types of people. Erzhe: That’s another powerful statement, as I feel that the default ...

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    • Authors: Erzhe Zhang
    • Date: Jun 2022
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Positive Leadership
    University of Michigan professor of management Kim S. Cameron, PhD, in his book, Practicing Positive Leadership: ... Positive leadership has been linked to an organization’s positive outcomes (via the individual) in job satisfaction ...

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    • Authors: Lori Weyuker
    • Date: Oct 2022
    • Competency: Leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Overcoming Personal Bias in Risk Messaging
    requires a softer skillset—preventing management’s past experiences from influencing how data is perceived ... condemn it as an improbable fiction.” -Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night Figure 1 Requested Data Grouping ...

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    • Date: Dec 2022
    • Competency: Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development