Description: This article describes a hypothetical workplace dilemma, then invites SOA members to submit their comments and solutions. This situation deals with a mortality study and what disclosures should be made in the report on the study with regard to the treatment of reinsurance.

Description: Decision making is a life skill. You make decisions every day. Are you making good decisions? Do you know how to evaluate whether or not a decision was a good one? This article discusses some decision making methods.

Description: Article about workplace etiquette and the behaviors that irritate or impress co-workers or superiors.

Description: A summary of the responses to the article “Stochastic Cherry Orchard”. A situation where a subordinate actuary was asked by his superior to reduce the number of scenarios run on a UL valuation in order to meet a time deadline.

Description: In his final chair corner, Kevin Leavey encourages fellow section members to get involved.

Description: Managing in the 21st century.

Description: The author identifies various career limiting moves, such as arrogance or insensitivity, that we may not even be aware we are doing. He encourages identifying these bad habits and correcting them.

Description: THE MANAGEMENT & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (M&PD) SECTION COUNCIL is reaching out to all section members to share their insights via written reviews of interesting business books for our third annual Business Book Review Contest.

Description: How you can use your motivation and persistence to become an optimist.

Description: How to offer constructive criticism and use it as a tool to improve work processes, nurture business relationships and get the outcomes you want.