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  • February issue of The Stepping Stone

    February issue of The Stepping Stone February issue of The Stepping Stone Professional Development;Interpersonal Skills;Business Intelligence;Alternative careers;Management Skills;Strategic ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Communication>Active listening; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Staff management and motivation; Relationship Management>Team leadership; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • The Book That Changed My Life

    The Book That Changed My Life A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go from managing a team of 5 to almost losing my job to going back to an individual contributor role. I went through a ...

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    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Lessons Learned in Systems Project Management

    Lessons Learned in Systems Project Management Four ways in which actuaries can effectively work to help successfully implement system development projects. Management skills;Computer science; ...

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    • Authors: Michael O'Reilly
    • Date: Nov 2013
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Strategic Insight and Integration>Management partnership; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Technology & Applications>Computer science
  • The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 4

    The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 4 To persuade successfully and non-manipulatively, it's important to understand five key principles of influence. Principle #5: A person will ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 2

    The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 2 No matter what you do, you are in sales in some way. The word, "sales" or "selling" brings up negative connotations ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; 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
  • What Does the Pain of Independence Have to Do With It?

    What Does the Pain of Independence Have to Do With It? Research shows humans have a proclivity to provide the wrong answer when others have done so. This article provides 3 ways to bolster ...

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    • Authors: Doreen Stern
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Book Review: Decision Points

    Book Review: Decision Points Book review: George W. Bush memoir Interpersonal skills;Management skills 6442451902 11/1/2013 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Kristi Bohn
    • Date: Nov 2013
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Professional Values>Public interest representation
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Let's Start with Hello

    Let's Start with Hello Chairperson's corner. 6442464460 11/1/2015 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Sophia Dao
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 1

    The Five Key Principles of Influence - Part 1 To persuade successfully and non-manipulatively, it’s important to understand five key principles of influence. In this four-part series, I’ll be ...

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    • Authors: David Miller
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication>Persuasive communication; Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills