Jenny Lyon

The current circumstances may have given many Australians their first experience of working prolonged, full time periods online from their home or personal space. Working from home is almost a dream come true for most of us. There are the obvious perks; no travel time so more sleep (I know I’m sometimes guilty of waking up at 8:55am to stumble downstairs for my 9am meetin...

As we all come to terms with the size and impact of the COVID-19 crisis there is a great sense of uncertainty and this is not a comfortable place to be. As humans we often seek some clarity, perhaps you find yourself looking back on the “boring old day to day normal” with a very different lens – it’s looking pretty appealing from here.Historically, periods of adversity and p...

  "It's not about being good at something,  it's about being good to yourself."    Every Tuesday and Wednesday morning the SKL office becomes a yoga   studio, we lie down the mats and spend an hour with Chai our teacher.   Despite the fact that we are surrounded by computers, printer, and desks we   manage to make our shapes and end up feeling refreshed and e...

So when I googled images for Director this is what came up! But your view of Board directors is probably more like a senior white male in a suit who works in a room like this. My experience as a director has been for a small business, the Actuaries Institute and a superannuation trustee company. I’m pleased to say that in reality the composition of boards of di...

It is that time of year again (although none of us can really believe it), and many of us are starting to wind down and prepare for the Christmas break. For our last blog post of the year, the SKL team have collaborated to reflect on the year.  As well as sharing a few insights into their own 2018 festive holiday plans and goals for 2019, it has been an opportunity to unders...

Living and working overseas is something many aspire to.  Alternatively an opportunity is suddenly presented and you need to know what to think about. As an actuary, global opportunities exist as the qualification is well recognised and the profession well regarded around the world.  As an Associate or Fellow you have an internationally respected qualification with mutual...

  Jenny Lyon, Director of SKL Actuarial was interviewed by Danielle Di Sano on 14 February 2018, uncovering some practical insights about moving roles. https://www.actuaries.digital/2018/02/26/the-ethics-of-moving-roles-careerview-podcast/