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 involving communication (or lack thereof) between two young actuaries.

Description: The article describes my career in Diversity, starting at the workplace, and continuing during my current service on the Board. Readers should get ideas as to how they too can work towards improving Diversity and Inclusion in our workplaces and our profession.

Description: A new FSA's take on what the designation means (and doesn't), and how to position your career to get the most value for your self and your company.

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Description: This is an interview with Michael Braunstein, one of the founding members of the Leadership & Development section.

Description: Beyond technical skills, actuaries must be outstanding communicators and influences in order to maintain the critical roles they play within insurance organizations. Early career development is focused on building a strong technical and industry foundation. Once this foundation is in place, however, actuaries must quickly adapt to being submerged in a fast-paced, results-oriented business environment that requires the ability to communicate effectively and, more importantly, influence those around you. This article is intended to educate young actuarial professionals on key business influencing skills that will be beneficial in the near term as well as throughout their careers. The main focus is on influencing peers.

Description: Volunteering for the SOA offers you the opportunity to extend the knowledge of measuring and managing risk, to influence the direction of actuarial research, to network with other business leaders, or, perhaps most important, to have an impact on the next generation of actuaries.

Description: An actuary's review of the business classic "How to Win Friends & Influence People" by Dale Carnegie.