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: Cassie He and Linda Liu, two actuarial students, invite Mark Freedman, the President-Elect of SOA to share with us his experience as an actuary, the challenges and opportunities facing actuaries and the outlook for the profession as SOA president.

Description: How the philosophy of Siddhartha (think, fast, and wait) applies to the business world today.

Description: The Stepping Stone issue 60, November 2015

Description: Latest in a series applying Buddhist philosophy to the working world of the actuary. The focus is on the author's experience in yoga teacher training.

Description: This article features a test of your email etiquette that will help you polish your professional image.

Description: The article discusses common themes with personal branding: be authentic, consistently manage your brand, manage your social media reputation.

Description: Chairperson's Corner - introduces the issue and the SOA's initiative on diversity, as well as introduces Murnighan's diverse approach to leadership. Do Nothing! is the first of a three part series focused on J. Keith Murnighan's book "Do Nothing!" and discusses balancing working vs. leading, how to succeed as leader by counterbalancing challenges, and to best manage a team.

Description: The reports you draft, presentations you make, emails you write, posts you put up and texts you send all contribute to your professional image, so make sure that everything you write (and do, wear, or say) sends a consistent, professional image.

Description: A compilation of reader responses is presented to a real life situation involving communication (or lack thereof) between two young actuaries.