Description: To provide high level information on a book selected and discussed during the December book club session, The Ten Commandments of Risk Leadership. In addition, this article serves as a promotion of the SOA book club as well as the upcoming sessions.

Description: The Women’s Leadership Forum at the 2014 SOA Annual Meeting offered female actuaries an opportunity to learn some useful career advice from Diane Schumaker-Krieg, global head of Research, Economics and Strategy at Wells Fargo.The session concluded with a few remarks from Anna Rappaport about a new report on retirement risks for women and related issues.

Description: The appeal of the actuarial profession to women.

Description: With increasing demand for quality new-hires, it is increasingly important to hire the most impactful employees. Actuaries who think creatively can have a disproportionately positive effect on their employers. In this article, we discuss how to identify this type of person during the interview process.

Description: 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 follower provides harmonics that further provide a layer of resonance for supporting those around them. These qualities help drive motivation, morale, and productivity within an organization.

Description: Working in a silo can mean a greater risk of accidental injury or death, but it can also imperil your actuarial career.

Description: Sam dives into how his experience as both a leader and a musician provide insight into how micromanagement disrupts the flow of an organization much like a live musician who overly focuses on one component quickly loses the flow of a performance. What does the symphony of actions sound like at your organization?

Description: The chief actuary of New York City, Sherry Chan, answers questions about her actuarial career.

Description: This article describes how the International Association of Black Actuaries is tackling diversity and inclusion in the actuarial profession.

Description: 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 find informal ways for virtual teams to connect.