Leadership & Development Section and Joint Risk Management Section: It’s time to pick up the books!

<p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);"> The SOA Leadership & Development (L&D) and Joint Risk Management (JRM) Sections are excited to announce that we are jointly starting a Book Club initiative focusing on leadership development and decision making this year! </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;">  </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);"> This will be a platform for all actuaries (and non-actuaries) to learn and share insights on leadership related topics. It is open to all experience levels since leadership skill development is a natural progression, starting with leading by example.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;">  </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);"> Every other month, we will host a virtual discussion on lessons-learned and key takeaways from a pre-selected book. In-person meetings will be arranged during major SOA conferences as networking events. <u>You don’t have to attend all discussions. Each session is independent, and you can just register for the book tile or theme that you are interested in.</u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;">  </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style= "margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; background: white;"> <span style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);"> Each virtual session will be facilitated by two volunteers. It is intended to be an interactive session and a safe place for participants to reflect on the key concepts