Description: Read the November 2016 issue of The Stepping Stone published by the Leadership & Development Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: This article describes and shows how to apply an often overlooked but crucial concept to build influence in conversations, tension management.

Description: A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This is the compilation of responses to "What Would You Do?" for a case study that involved a management dilemma.

Description: This is part 3 of a series on how to have influential conversations that build your profile as a leader.

Description: A compilation of reader responses to a tricky management situation, where a consultant doesn't want to work with someone else on the team.

Description: Read about how a great leader lays a tone upon which the harmonics of their followers are naturally amplified, rallying them together, while the tone of a great follower provides harmonics that further provide a layer of resonance for supporting those around them. These qualities help drive motivation, morale, and productivity within an organization.

Description: Even if you are analytic and process oriented, you have the ability to be great at selling.

Description: The author shares the importance of creating a personal development plan.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved what to do about a product line that wasn't living up to expectations.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether a 'promotion' was truly such, and what should be the actuary's next step.