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From the Chair
From the Chair An update from the EAS chairperson on four topics of importance to all EAS members. By Thomas L. Totten By Thomas L. Totten I would like to keep everyone updated on four different ...- Authors: Thomas Totten
- Date: Nov 2015
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Biz-Write, Biz-Speak
Biz-Write, Biz-Speak The author reflects with humor on the type of convoluted communication that is not unusual in certain business circles. By Carlos Fuentes By Carlos Fuentes The ...- Authors: Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
- Date: Sep 2014
- Competency: Communication
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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From the Editors
From the Editors Technical expertise, the hallmark of our profession, is a necessary but not sufficient condition for success. Over time this statement has become more relevant. By Carlos Fuentes ...- Authors: Stephen James, Carlos Sanchez-Fuentes
- Date: Aug 2014
- Competency: Communication; Leadership>Mentoring; Professional Values>Practice expertise; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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FSA vs MBA
FSA vs MBA The question of pursuing and MBA is thoroughly addressed with pros and cons. By Mark Spong By Mark Spong It’s going very slowly, but ten years from now, it should be ...- Authors: Mark Spong
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
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Academic Actuaries
Academic Actuaries An interview featuring Jeff Zheng, an actuary-in-residence and assistant professor of practice at the University of Notre Dame in the Applied and Computational Mathematics and ...- Authors: Jeffrey Zheng
- Date: Feb 2016
- Competency: Leadership>Mentoring; Leadership>Thought leadership
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Academic partnerships; Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Energize Your Clients and Audiences
Energize Your Clients and Audiences When presenting their work, some people are able to energize and elicit an enthusiastic acceptance, while others tend to "deflate" the room. The authors ...- Authors: Elena Petricone
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: Communication>Oral communication; Communication>Persuasive communication
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Peer Review
Peer Review Peer Review by Ken Hartwell from Smaller Consulting Firm Section, June 2003, Issue No. 2. N/A; 11086 06/01/2003 05:00:00 ...- Authors: Kenneth W Hartwell
- Date: Jun 2003
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Code of Conduct; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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The Need for Self-Awareness and Self-Improvement
The Need for Self-Awareness and Self-Improvement Are you self aware? You’ve likely met at least one person who lacks self awareness—people who bully others, resist suggestions with stubbornness. … ...- Authors: Bill Maw
- Date: Aug 2015
- Competency: Leadership>Thought leadership
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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Managing Time: A Framework for Making Smarter Choices with How You Spend that Time
Managing Time: A Framework for Making Smarter Choices with How You Spend that Time Your goal in time management is to spend time on the activities worth doing, and then to do those activities ...- Authors: Jay W Vogt
- Date: Aug 2012
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Management skills
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An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur
An Interview with the 10% Entrepreneur An interview with Patrick McGinnis, author of The 10% Entrepreneur. Readers will glean some of McGinnis’ insights and understand how they can apply ...- Authors: Stephen J Camilli
- Date: Aug 2016
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Leadership>Professional network leverage; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Strategy development
- Publication Name: The Independent Consultant
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills