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How and When to Just Say No
How and When to Just Say No A critical skill (and path to greater satisfaction) is learning how to say no professionally, without getting a reputation as unhelpful, or for making excuses.- Authors: John West Hadley
- Date: Oct 2018
- Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Five Ways to Beat the Recession: Insurance Direct Marketers Get the Good News
Five Ways to Beat the Recession: Insurance Direct Marketers Get the Good News Discussion of ways direct marketers have beaten recessions in the recent past and suggestions for beating this ...- Authors: Kevin McKenna
- Date: Sep 2009
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: News Direct
- Topics: Life Insurance>Marketing and distribution - Life Insurance
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Energize Your Clients and Audiences
Energize Your Clients and Audiences When presenting their work, some people are able to energize and elicit an enthusiastic acceptance, while others tend to "deflate" the room. The authors ...- Authors: Elena Petricone
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Critical Influencing Skills for Advancing Professionals (Part 3)
Critical Influencing Skills for Advancing Professionals (Part 3) This article provides advice and guidance to young actuaries looking to influence their leaders and senior management. Career ...- Authors: Raymond DiDonna
- Date: Feb 2014
- Competency: Communication>Difficult message delivery; Communication>Persuasive communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Zip It! Handling Communications Slip-Ups and Blunders
Zip It! Handling Communications Slip-Ups and Blunders In this article about effective communicating, the author starts with saying “think about it—how many times have you hit ‘send’ and wished ...- Authors: Karen Friedman
- Date: Feb 2011
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession
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Where Is Our Nate Silver?
Where Is Our Nate Silver? Opinion article that explores the possibility of the actuarial profession producing its own Nate Silver, someone able to convert complicated actuarial concepts into ...- Authors: Jay Jaffe
- Date: Feb 2013
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Thought leadership
- Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
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Ambassador's Corner
Ambassador's Corner Overview of the Society of Actuaries' Ambassador Program, list of ambassadors, and profile of new ambassador to Indonesia, Kim Yeoh. Global ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Jun 2012
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Publication Name: International News
- Topics: Global Perspectives>Global markets
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From the Editors
From the Editors “Academic Actuaries” is a new column that has been added to the Independent Consultant lineup. Read about it and all the other content in this issue. By Stephen James and Carlos ...- Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes, Stephen James
- Date: Feb 2016
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Communication>Written communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values>Ethical standards
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
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Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead!
Annoyed by Elevator Speeches? Try an “Impact Message” Instead! By Ken Lizotte A description of what an Impact Message is and how to use one. impact message;elevator speech;turning heads; ...- Authors: Ken Lizotte
- Date: Nov 2016
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices
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Project Management: Calming the Chaos
Project Management: Calming the Chaos Effective communication Business intelligence;Project Management;Effective communication 6442477828 7/1/2017 12:00:00 AM ...- Authors: Doris Orr
- Date: Jul 2017
- Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development