General Business

Got bigger plans for your career and your life? Use this collection of must-read articles, many of which were written by actuaries, for actuaries, to help you get where you want to go. Got an idea for an article of your own? Contact us at imagewatch@soa.org.

What Does the Actuary of the Future Look Like? Online Roundtable by Efrem L. Epstein

Get Your Personal MBA! by Mary Pat Campbell

Working at Home by Chris Fievoli

Like Death and Taxes--Meetings! by Paula Hodges

Our World is Finite: Implications for Actuaries by Gail Tverberg, FCAS, MAAA
Evidence is building from the physical sciences that we are starting to reach some of the earth's limits. Learn what actuaries can do to work toward solutions.

Is the Actuary of the Future the Enterprise Risk Manager? by Timothy Essaye
Business schools have been teaching a new crop of managers to be more quantitative in their decision making.The reality is that the skills needed to analyze business risks are not a stretch for the traditional actuary.

Avoid Blowing Business on the Golf Course: A Quick Review of Golfing Etiquette
by Maureen Wild
It can be downright intimidating to arrive for a day of golf with very little comprehension of how the games is played. Here is a review of some basic golf etiquette.

Cleaning Up ... by Sam Phillips
Five steps to getting organized--and surprise--only one of the steps deals with the specific "organizing" component.

How to Hire the Best Candidates by John West Hadley
Actuaries are rarely trained in best practices for interviewing candidates. As highly trained, technical professionals, we tend to approach the process logically ...

Maximize Your Meetings

by Mark E. Green
Learn what can you do to ensure your meetings are productive and useful—not just socially satisfying.

Maverick Selling by Ken Lizotte and Patricia Coate
Follow these steps to sell your consultative, strategic business services.

When Size Matters, Team Up by Elaine Crowley
Choosing to keep your consulting operation small and flexible is a disadvantage when clients seek the security and diverse skills offered by larger competitors. Pursue these opportunities by creating a virtual consulting firm.

Actuaries Can Sell by Gary Pines, FSA
Selling is a skill not normally attributed to actuaries. However, for those who consult and those considering consulting, it's a must-have talent.

Creating Your Vision by Gerry Fryer, FSA, FCIA
Learn to build and maintain a long-term business relationship.

If at First You Don't Succeed by Sam Phillips
Many important lessons are learned from failures. After reading this article, the trips you take back to the drawing board will seem shorter and easier.

Outcome-Focused Planning by David C. Miller, FSA, MSCC
Make more hours in each day, or at least make it seem that you can accomplish all you need to with better time management skills.