Description: The authors discuss best practices in building, retaining, and growing diverse actuarial teams and evidence that points to the benefits to companies of doing so.

Description: Twelfth installment of a series that applies Buddhist philosophy to actuarial practice. This edition wraps up the author's experience in yoga teacher training.

Description: Building community within an organization encompasses many activities, but here are three basic practices of great leaders.

Description: A real life situation is posed involving a management challenge between 3 actuaries. Readers are invited to submit their responses to "What Would You Do?"

Description: How to apply the principles of building influence to networking meetings and interviews.

Description: Based on a decades-long study, honesty is the most important quality in a leader. This article addresses ways to establish trust with their co-workers.

Description: The author shares a template for how to ensure speaking leads to business and career opportunities.

Description: This paper discusses that image does matter: advancing you personal brand. The author has worked in the retail and image management field for over 18 years with companies such as Talbot's and Paul Stuart, in both the wholesale and retail sector for men and women's wear. She founded Image Launch, a consulting company that assists companies and individuals internationally in setting standards for visual impact.

Description: Message from the Chairperson by Gregory R. Childs from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 1999, Issue No. 1.

Description: Influence Without Authority Presentation Summary Outlined by Christopher Ruckman Presentation by Terry Tuscula from 10/16/00 SOA Meeting from The Stepping Stone Newsletter, April 2001, Issue No. 6.