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How to Show Employees That You Care, and Why it Matters
We are living in a time of significant changes which are taking a toll on some employees. To assist our team members through these tumultuous times, being a supportive manager is key. We discuss ...- Authors: Lori Weyuker
- Date: Dec 2021
- Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Seven Tips on How to Succeed in Remote Interviews
Seven Tips on How to Succeed in Remote Interviews This article is intended to provide young actuarial professionals and job seekers with tips on succeeding in remote interviews. By Selina Zeng ...- Authors: Veeraj Mehta
- Date: Sep 2021
- Competency: Communication; External Forces & Industry Knowledge; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Best practices; Actuarial Profession>Qualifications; Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Standards of practice
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What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job”
What Would You Do? Responses to “Not Your Dream Job” A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation posed involving a management, leadership, or other business decision.- Authors: John West Hadley
- Date: Sep 2021
- Competency: Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development; Actuarial Profession>Traditional careers
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How to Retain High Quality Actuarial Talent
How to Retain High Quality Actuarial Talent This is the second installment of a two-part series. Part I was published in the July 2023 issue of The Stepping Stone and provided guidance on how a ...- Authors: Rahat Jain
- Date: Jan 2024
- Competency: Professional Values; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional associations; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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A+ Stephenson (Or, How I Learned to Succeed from Failure)
A+ Stephenson (Or, How I Learned to Succeed from Failure) This article gives a formula for reversing failure into success By Mitchell Stephenson The Stepping Stone, May 2024 In my junior year in ...- Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
- Date: Apr 2024
- Competency: Professional Values; Results-Oriented Solutions; Strategic Insight and Integration
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- 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
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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.- 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
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What is a Professional? Some Answers From a Japanese TV Show
What is a Professional? Some Answers From a Japanese TV Show A long-running Japanese TV show asks the question -- "What is a Professional?". In reviewing a handful of recent profiles - ...- Authors: Mary Campbell
- Date: May 2021
- Competency: Professional Values
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
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Defining Your Brand: It's the Little Things
Defining Your Brand: It's the Little Things This article is about the little things that impact your personal brand, and how that personal brand helps you influence others. By Mitchell ...- Authors: Mitchell Stephenson
- Date: Jul 2024
- Competency: Communication; Leadership; Professional Values; Relationship Management
- Publication Name: The Stepping Stone
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies; Actuarial Profession>Entrepreneurism; Actuarial Profession>Management skills; Actuarial Profession>Mentoring; Actuarial Profession>Professional development