Description: Self-branding is how you show up in the world, both in person and online. It’s how others perceive your strengths, your values, your work ethic, and your uniqueness. This article explores strategies that you can use to develop your personal brand, offering practical steps you can take.

Description: Relationship management is your ability to use your awareness of your own emotions and those of others to manage interactions successfully. Given enough time and quality exchanges, we can form a relationship with any person we encounter. We should strive to develop positive relationships with people we like, and even with those we don’t like as much. Once established, both parties will understand each other better and benefit from the connection. Relationships can be challenging, especially at work or under stress. Skillfully managing them will help you initiate direct and productive conversations to alleviate misunderstandings, solve conflicts and achieve desired goals. This article explores strategies to develop the skill of relationship management.

Description: Article outlines application of the 11 leadership principles defined by the Marine Corps in a corporate setting.

Description: The author encourages actuaries to develop their non-technical skills and notes the activities of the Management and Personal Development Section that can help in that regard.

Description: Interviewing Techniques by Pauline Reimer from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: This article describes the advantages of focusing on outcomes rather than “to-dos” in effective time management.

Description: The author gives advice on how to sell your point of view using two basic concepts: having conviction about the value you are providing and remianing completely detached from the results.

Description: An example of a presentation gone wrong and a discussion of ways it could be improved.

Description: How to create the hooks in your presentations that keep the listener at the level of maximum engagement, and provide interesting jumping off points for further questions. Instead of worrying if you've told people enough, put your attention to always leaving them wanting to know more.

Description: A leadership interview with Margaret Meister looking back at her career trajectory and sharing lessons learned.