Description: This article stresses the importance of developing good written communication skills to maximize your effectiveness as an actuary.

Description: A review of the book, You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader, by Mark Sanborn. Throughout the book, you may need to rethink your concept of what a leader is. In addition to the concepts provided, Sanborn also provides leadership action points at the end of each section.

Description: Feature article that is the third in a series that deals with the challenges and opportunities actuaries face as leaders.

Description: Discussion of the value of section membership, what the MPD section accomplished in 2012, and activities the section has planned for 2013.

Description: This article is a book review of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg.

Description: Chairperson corner article discussing different coaching methods from several different books.

Description: The article discusses how to create team synergy by building strong team bonds and promoting a culture of collaboration amidst friendly competition. It also notes that strong leadership is to lift up people and empower them.

Description: To persuade successfully and non-manipulatively, it's important to understand five key principles of influence. Principle #5: A person will more likely be influenced if you help them get to the heart of the matter.

Description: Emotional Intelligence: Why you need it, and how you can increase it

Description: No matter what you do, you are in sales in some way. The word, "sales" or "selling" brings up negative connotations for many people. It may be helpful to think of it as "influence". Whether you're a sales professional, coach, consultant or executive - there are key stakeholders in your world you need to influence. To persuade successfully and non-manipulatively, it's important to understand five key principles of influence. Principle #3 is covered here.