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  • A+ Stephenson (Or, How I Learned to Succeed from Failure)

    A+ Stephenson (Or, How I Learned to Succeed from Failure) This article gives a formula for reversing failure into success By Mitchell Stephenson The Stepping Stone, May 2024 In my junior year in ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Apr 2024
    • Competency: Professional Values; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “A Questionable Actuarial Recruiter”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “A Questionable Actuarial Recruiter” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation. This issue’s case study involved an actuary trying to ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Apr 2025
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 17: Mindfulness During a Black Swan

    The Zen Actuary Installment 17: Mindfulness During a Black Swan Continuation of series applying Buddhist principles to actuarial work setting. This issue discusses the challenges to actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Jan 2021
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Enterprise Risk Management>Systematic risk
  • Watch out, Batman—it’s The Actuary!

    Watch out, Batman—it’s The Actuary! A retelling of the exploits of the little-known Batman villain, The Actuary, with lessons in professionalism and the limitations of predictive models. By Mary ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Sep 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 24: The Changing Winds of Desire

    Latest installment in a series covering the application of Buddhist principles to the working world of actuaries. This installment specifically addresses how the desires and wishes of actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Jun 2025
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; 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
  • Beyond Technical Proficiency: The Role of Soft Skills in Embracing Agility

    Beyond Technical Proficiency: The Role of Soft Skills in Embracing Agility Providing ways to master the art of soft skills and embracing agility to propel actuarial success in today's market.

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    • Authors: Carolyn McArthur
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • How Can Hope Make the Impossible Possible?

    How Can Hope Make the Impossible Possible? This article introduces hope as a cognitive concept that appears when circumstances are uncertain or dire. Hope is the belief that by shifting one's ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Mar 2021
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Communication Confusion”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “Communication Confusion” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business ...

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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
  • The Zen Actuary Installment 20: The Praise and Blame Game

    The Zen Actuary Installment 20: The Praise and Blame Game Latest in series of articles exploring the adaptation of Buddhist philosophy to actuarial practice. This installment examines the ...

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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