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Are You an Empowering Leader?
Are You an Empowering Leader? It is well established that empowerment of staff is a critical leadership trait. But what are the metrics to recognize that you have achieved it? What steps enable ...- Authors: Russell Hendel
- Date: Sep 2023
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
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How to Recruit and Hire High Quality Actuarial Talent
How to Recruit and Hire High Quality Actuarial Talent This is the first installment of a two-part series that aims to provide valuable insights on how a new (re)insurance company can become an ...- Authors: Rahat Jain
- Date: Jul 2023
- Competency: Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Optimal (Sub) Goal Setting for Superior Project Outcomes
Optimal (Sub) Goal Setting for Superior Project Outcomes The article describes principles for optimal sub-tasking of a project goal. Two experiments each one comparing different approaches are ...- Authors: Russell Hendel
- Date: Feb 2024
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Results-Oriented Solutions
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
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Applying Agile Methodologies to Manage Work and Drive Value
Applying Agile Methodologies to Manage Work and Drive Value Applying Agile Methodologies to Manage Work and Drive Value is intended as an overview of the SCRUM, Kanban, and Lean methods of ...- Authors: Carolyn McArthur
- Date: Jan 2024
- Competency: Leadership; Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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The Zen Actuary Installment 22: Self-Care is NOT Optional
The Zen Actuary Installment 22: Self-Care is NOT Optional Latest installment of a series applying lessons from Buddhist philosophy to the working world of actuaries. This installment focuses on ...- Authors: Richard J Lauria
- Date: Oct 2024
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring
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The Harmonics of Leadership
The Harmonics of Leadership Read about how a great leader lays a tone upon which the harmonics of their followers are naturally amplified, rallying them together, while the tone of a great ...- Authors: Sam Wehner
- Date: Nov 2024
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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How to Change Your Self-Talk
The average person spends from one third to one half of every waking hour thinking about the past or present. We talk to ourselves when we do. Psychologists have identified three steps you can ...- Authors: Doreen Stern
- Date: Dec 2021
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Positive Leadership
Positive Leadership Leadership through a positive mindset, how our positive mindset can influence a company, a team or an individual towards success. It can even impact the company bottom-line.- Authors: Lori Weyuker
- Date: Oct 2022
- Competency: Leadership
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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What Would You Do? “Not Your Dream Job”
What Would You Do? “Not Your Dream Job” A real life situation is posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision, and readers are invited to submit their responses to ...- Authors: John West Hadley
- Date: Jul 2021
- Competency: Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
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Picking up the Pieces: How to Benefit from Big Mistakes
Nobody is perfect, and actuaries are no exception. At some point, every actuary is bound to make a big mistake. These kinds of mistakes can have a significant impact on an actuary's reputation ...- Authors: Tanner McKerlie
- Date: Jun 2025
- Competency: Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Ethics; Actuarial Profession>Professional development