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  • The Power of Happy

    The Power of Happy Happiness at work has been linked to major increases in productivity. Find out how to elevate your happiness in just 60 seconds a day. 7/22/2020 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Amanda Hug
    • Date: Jul 2020
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Leadership and Development: Where Do We Go Now

    Leadership and Development: Where Do We Go Now This article is about the need for actuaries and technical professionals to develop critical leadership and other soft skills, and highlights the ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Nov 2019
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “False Pretenses”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “False Pretenses” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision.

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jan 2024
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
  • The Simple, Shocking Tool You’re Forgetting to Use When Making Career Decisions

    The Simple, Shocking Tool You’re Forgetting to Use When Making Career Decisions Darcy Eikenberg explains that while making career decisions is often difficult for people, it can be done more ...

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    • Authors: Darcy Eikenberg
    • Date: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • 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
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Stay or Go?”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “Stay or Go?” Reader responses to whether an actuary faced with unexpected negative financial results should cancel personal plans to deal with it immediately.

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance

    Book Review: The Wisdom of Finance A review of Mihir Desai's book The Wisdom of Finance, and why actuaries specifically should read this book. 6442483892 7/1/2018 12:00:00 AM ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jul 2018
    • Competency: Professional Values; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics
  • Leadership and Development Section, The Stepping Stone, May 2020

    Leadership and Development Section, The Stepping Stone, May 2020 May 2020 issue of The Stepping Stone by Leadership & Development Section. practical information for actuaries, trends that ...

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    • Authors: Society of Actuaries
    • Date: May 2020
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession
  • Defining Your Brand: It's the Little Things

    Defining Your Brand: It's the Little Things This article is about the little things that impact your personal brand, and how that personal brand helps you influence others. By Mitchell ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Jul 2024
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Are Reserves Too High?”

    A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation involving a business decision. This issue’s case study involved a recently promoted chief actuary receiving pressure to make ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Aug 2025
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice; Financial Reporting & Accounting; Financial Reporting & Accounting>Statutory accounting