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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- Authors: John West Hadley
- Date: Apr 2025
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession
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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: Sep 2021
- Competency: Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- 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
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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.- 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
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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 ...- Authors: Doreen Stern
- Date: Mar 2021
- Competency: Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- 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