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  • Email Strategies and Tactics

    Email Strategies and Tactics This article highlights the importance of communicating concisely and effectively through email and other written forums, and when/when not to use written vs. other ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Apr 2020
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • Entrepreneur Actuaries ... Do Any of These Ring a Bell?

    Entrepreneur Actuaries ... Do Any of These Ring a Bell? This article is about how entrepreneur independent business owners can solve their day-to-day frustrations and problems with a simple and ...

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    • Authors: Wayne D Bidelman
    • Date: Feb 2013
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Internal forces and business performance; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • The Times They Are a-Changin'

    The Times They Are a-Changin' This article is about how times are changing and we must adapt and keep up as individuals, professionals, and companies Professional development, Actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Jul 2019
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Deepest of Work Meetings

    The Deepest of Work Meetings This article covers the importance of letting teams lead you as a leader, that it's okay to admit you're not okay even at work, and that it's important to ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Leadership Inspiration: Dream Big

    Leadership Inspiration: Dream Big In the Leadership & Development Section’s Leadership Inspiration Contest, entrants were asked to tell us what inspired them to be a better actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Carlos Arocha
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Stepping Stone

    The Stepping Stone metadata for the entire issue Management Skills;Professional Development = PD;Wellness;Career planning;Interpersonal skills;risk appetite;Staff management & ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers; Enterprise Risk Management>Risk appetite
  • How to Be a Complete Failure at Sales

    How to Be a Complete Failure at Sales The author reviews 13 bad habits that create barriers to sales success. Entrepreneurism=entrepreneurs;Marketing and distribution; 11466 1/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Michael Jared Goldberg
    • Date: Jan 2010
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • What if the Impossible Were Possible?

    What if the Impossible Were Possible? Every day unlikely events occur—the impossible is possible. Risk assessment; 11478 7/1/2010 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Jul 2010
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism
  • Defining Your Brand: It's the Little Things

    Defining Your Brand: It's the Little Things This article is about the little things that impact your personal brand, and how that personal brand helps you influence others. By Mitchell ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Jul 2024
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How Great Leaders Provide Leadership

    How Great Leaders Provide Leadership This articles showcases the principles of effective servant leadership. Alternative careers;Globalization;Professional development=PD;Interpersonal skills; ...

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    • Authors: Marcel Schwantes
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers