Description: An actuary's 30-year career, from working for several major consulting firms, to leading his own firm, to becoming a sole-practitioner consulting actuary.

Description: Managerially Speaking: Why Is the Machine Leaking? by Marcel Gingras from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: The Stepping Stone, the newsletter of the Management and Personal Development Section. August 2014 entire issue.

Description: Humor in the workplace can improve productivity. This article describes a typical office relationship problem and how humor helped disparate teams work together.

Description: February issue of The Stepping Stone

Description: We actuaries are aware that soft skills are important but somehow, they appear distant and difficult to sustain.

Description: This review discusses the notion that a diverse group of individuals, namely, a crowd, has greater wisdom and can make better decisions than a very accomplished individual expert or a very smart group of individuals who are similar to each another and applies this thinking to business in general.

Description: If you want to increase your managerial success, focus on improving your coaching skills rather than your managerial skills. What is the difference between managing and coaching? In its simplest sense, a manager focuses on himself. A coach focuses on others. From The Stepping Stone, April 2005, Issue No. 18.

Description: Feature article describing how mentoring can be an effective means of providing management education.

Description: A review of the book, You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader, by Mark Sanborn. Throughout the book, you may need to rethink your concept of what a leader is. In addition to the concepts provided, Sanborn also provides leadership action points at the end of each section.