Description: This article is about how times are changing and we must adapt and keep up as individuals, professionals, and companies

Description: Six Sigma, Black Belts and Actuaries by Xin Liu from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 2004, Issue No. 14.

Description: The Complete Actuary Managing Change by Claire Marie Burchill from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, January 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: The Power Of Decision Making by David C. Miller from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, January 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: I recently attended a conference where a succession of speakers crossed the line from self-absorption to rudeness. Indifferent to the obvious distress of their audience, they each rumbled interminably over their allotted 20-minute presentation times. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: This article focuses on actuaries’ self-perceptions regarding their strengths and weaknesses and the implications of these perceptions on their effectiveness as leaders.

Description: The reviewer thought this quick read was well worth the trip to the library which contained common sense, simplistic messages. From The Stepping Stone, February 2012, Issue No. 45.

Description: The reports you draft, presentations you make, emails you write, posts you put up and texts you send all contribute to your professional image, so make sure that everything you write (and do, wear, or say) sends a consistent, professional image.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s case study involved whether or not to extend an offer to a strong candidate, after a comment from the CEO.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation involving communication (or lack thereof) between two young actuaries.