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  • What Would You Do? A Counterproposal

    What Would You Do? A Counterproposal A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision. This issue’s ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2015
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Changing The Rules: How to Avoid the Ostrich Strategy

    Changing The Rules: How to Avoid the Ostrich Strategy The author offers advice on maintaining your value and effectiveness which could be negatively impacted by an environmental change and ...

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    • Authors: Steven J Gaspar
    • Date: Oct 2007
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • “A Game of Inches” Hits a Home Run!

    “A Game of Inches” Hits a Home Run! Summary of workshops held by Management & Personal Development Section at SOA meetings which explored the little things that make a difference when ...

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    • Authors: Curtis Lee Robbins
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • Do You Present a Professional Image?

    Do You Present a Professional Image? 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 ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2012
    • Competency: Communication>Written communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Technology & Applications>Social media
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Do You Make the Offer?”

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

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: May 2014
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Responses to “Sufficient Preparations”

    WHAT WOULD YOU DO? Responses to “Sufficient Preparations” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation involving communication (or lack thereof) between two young ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Mar 2017
    • Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? To Consult or Not To Consult

    What Would You Do? To Consult or Not To Consult A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision, and readers are invited to submit their responses to ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • Diversity and the SOA

    Diversity and the SOA 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 ...

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    • Authors: John Robinson
    • Date: May 2016
    • Competency: Leadership>Change management; Leadership>Influence; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust; Relationship Management>Team leadership
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • What Would You Do? Sufficient Preparations

    What Would You Do? Sufficient Preparations A case study involving a senior actuarial student and a former actuarial student who aren't on the same page. Interpersonal skills;Management ...

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Nov 2016
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • 20 Years Later: An Interview with Michael Braunstein

    20 Years Later: An Interview with Michael Braunstein This is an interview with Michael Braunstein, one of the founding members of the Leadership & Development section. 6442484903 10/1/2018 ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Oct 2018
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Professional development