Description: The chairperson provides an update of the Future Section's areas of focus: Career Pioneer Program, Critical Skills Education and Risk Management Opportunities.

Description: Opinion article on how young analysts can avoid becoming overqualified while still taking exams quickly.

Description: Letter from the editor highlighting the articles in the December 2018 edition of Small Talk.

Description: The author of this article stresses that the greatest success comes from aligning what you are best at with what you love to do therefore, one should concentrate on figuring out how to achieve life goals within that area.

Description: This article stresses the importance of aligning goal-setting, prioritization and performance evaluation.

Description: This article describes the advantages of focusing on outcomes rather than “to-dos” in effective time management.

Description: The author recommends American business people visit the web site:www.businessfordiplomaticaction.com, the brainchild of Keith Reinhard, a nonprofit to work to improve America’s image abroad.

Description: This article is about putting your career or business on the fast track by digging into challenges.

Description: This article covers the author’s recent survey of 200 actuaries and their next career steps. The author provides seven strategies, actuarially adapted, to keep your career on the cutting edge.

Description: The author stresses the importance of ‘practice’ to advancing your career having a plan and keeping a next steps list are some practical tips for taking ownership of your personal development.