workplace

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...

What are the reasons for considering what seems to be a counter-intuitive move?Let’s look at why individuals consider why they feel the ‘need’ to do so.We all experience times in our working career where we look at others and wonder what led them to their particular career paths. Some of us may even look at those other jobs and professions and think to ourselves, “I could be...

With the end of December coming up faster than one’s ability to even remember the new year resolutions we made at the beginning of this year, let alone figure out if you’ve achieved them, take a look at these statistics and see why setting smaller and realistic goals in 2020 is the way to go.                                                         According to Forbes, in 201...

In November 2003, the International Actuarial Association (IAA) created a special program called Actuaries Without Borders (AWB) with a mission to provide temporary actuarial services and actuarial education for geographical areas that clearly lack the resources and infrastructure needed to build their own actuarial industry.The AWB is consisted of volunteers that assist in ...

As part of running a growing recruitment consulting business in a fast paced, dynamic environment of  “constant change”, both in our clients organisational structures and the market, this topic sits at the forefront of my mind. I strongly believe that team dynamics has a major influence on the performance of the business and its resilience.  A handpicked, complementary team ...

After 8 months travelling around Europe, I found myself in London looking for work. Jobs in recruitment were advertised everywhere.  I thought my psychology studies would be beneficial and contribute productively in this type of role. Some months later when I gave recruiting actuaries a shot, I realised that I’d found a niche sector in which I could find an abundance of “psy...

Last year, I attended the “Women in Leadership Program”, a short course run through the UNSW Business School. It was an extremely insightful and reflective program and I walked away with some additional tools and learnings which have hugely benefited me in working on my leadership skills. In my profession, communication with a diverse range of people is part of everyday life...

Gender diversity within the workplace through the eyes of a gender studies student.   Reading the title, you might think that this will be an opinion piece from the perspective of a young female, ranting about how there need to be more females in senior positions with equal pay. Whilst I agree that equal pay needs to be universal and women should be in high positions, ...

Jas Singh and Aliza Yau are back from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Asia Conference in Bangkok with some key highlights and insights below: Defining Key attributes of Actuary of the Future Networker Data Analyst Transformer Technology Focused Futurist and an inventor Commercial insights China continues to be one of the biggest threat to t...