Description: Andy Rallis delivers his speech at the presidential luncheon of the SOA 2019 SOA Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Toronto.

Description: This podcast is the first in a series focused on key topics in the professional development edge plus product. It features Jon Forter, Chris Lombardi, and Jeanne Stokke discussing goal setting and people development. Topics include SMART goals, the differences between maximizers and satisfiers, and strategies for maximizing employee potential.

Description: In the following video Tenesia McGruder discusses communication and relationship building. She emphasizes the importance of effective communication skills, outlining oral and written communication, listening, brand building, and networking. Tenesia underlines the significance of understanding the audience and the value of clear, concise messages in oral and written communication. She also highlights the importance of listening, personal brand building, and offers practical networking tips for building professional connections. Contributors: Tenesia McGruder, FSA, MAAA, Rachel Marsiglio, FSA, MAAA, Diyi Zhoa, ASA, MAAA, Jon Forster, ASA, MAAA

Description: In this real life case study, an actuarial candidate tried to get the hiring manager to increase the level of the position for which she was interviewing. Did that raise red flags about her candidacy? A compilation of reader responses is presented, along with what actually happened.

Description: A regularly occurring column in this Leadership and Development Section publication, it is a platform for the Section Chairperson to communicate with the readership regarding upcoming important topics that this Section will focus on in the current year. This article provides an overview of the new plan of focus for the newly-elected Leadership and Development Section Council for 2023.

Description: This article is the result of the Leadership & Development book club on Dare Lead. The article talks about major themes in the book and relates them to other podcasts and authors thought on those themes.

Description: Article presents the basic terminology and theory of attribution theory, the theory explaining the causes that people attribute their successes and failures to. The article reviews i) typical attributions(e.g. effort, luck), ii) dimensions of attribution (controllability, stability), iii) useful and non-useful attributions, and iv) attribution retraining and v) other aspects of the theory (such as accompanying emotions)