Description: A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision, and readers are invited to submit their responses to "What Would You Do?" This issue’s case study involved choosing between two actuarial candidates in a hiring decision.

Description: Knowing how we and those around us are wired is very important for having successful relationships, whether it be family, a work team or any interaction that can be built upon for the future (e.g., a potential client). There are several models of human behavior inexistence. Like any model, none are perfect. However, having one that can generally guide us the majority of the time with simplicity, practicality and success is of great benefit.

Description: The latest installment in a series that applies Buddhist philosophy to the everyday working world of actuaries. This installment chronicles the author's career transition from corporate actuary to academia, relating the challenges faced to those periodically encountered by all actuaries during their career journeys.

Description: The author briefly describes a hypothetical example of several unconscious biases in the workplace, drawing upon the behavioral economics work of Kahneman and Tversky. He presents data to refute the snap judgments that are all too common in human interaction.

Description: Five Quick Ways to Improve Your Leadership in 2020

Description: This is a review of the book, 'The Lone Ranger’s Code of the West' by Jim Lichtman, dealing with the ethics and values of the Lone Ranger.

Description: Personal Opinion The Perils of PowerPoint Slides by James Gray from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, January 2004, Issue No. 13.

Description: To Better Communication by Vincent G. Mace, Jr. from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, October 2004, Issue No. 16.

Description: This article provides guidelines to help you to take charge of your career by creating visibility for yourself.

Description: Business dining is an effective relationship-building tool. This article provides guidelines to help you prepare for hidden dangers in advance so as to maximize the opportunities.