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  • The Zen Actuary Installment 24: The Changing Winds of Desire

    Latest installment in a series covering the application of Buddhist principles to the working world of actuaries. This installment specifically addresses how the desires and wishes of actuaries ...

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    • Authors: Richard J Lauria
    • Date: Jun 2025
    • Competency: Communication; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • The Deepest of Work Meetings

    The Deepest of Work Meetings This article covers the importance of letting teams lead you as a leader, that it's okay to admit you're not okay even at work, and that it's important to ...

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    • Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Beyond Technical Proficiency: The Role of Soft Skills in Embracing Agility

    Beyond Technical Proficiency: The Role of Soft Skills in Embracing Agility Providing ways to master the art of soft skills and embracing agility to propel actuarial success in today's market.

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    • Authors: Carolyn McArthur
    • Date: Nov 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Competencies; 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
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “A Difficult Discussion”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “A Difficult Discussion” A compilation of reader responses to a real life management situation in which one actuary went over his boss's head.

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    • Authors: John West Hadley
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “Can You Go Back?"

    What Would You Do? Responses to “Can You Go Back?" 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: Nov 2013
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • 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
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “To Consult or Not to Consult”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “To Consult or Not to Consult” 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: Aug 2016
    • Competency: Communication; Relationship Management>Relationships and trust
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
  • What Would You Do? Responses to “What to Tell the Team?”

    What Would You Do? Responses to “What to Tell the Team?” 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: Jul 2023
    • Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Managing In The 21st Century—Part 1: The Undercover Boss

    Managing In The 21st Century—Part 1: The Undercover Boss Feature article describing how inter-company communication can make a company stronger. Computer science;E-commerce; 11492 2/1/2011 12:00: ...

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    • Authors: John Dante
    • Date: Feb 2011
    • Competency: Communication
    • Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills