Professional Development Edge Podcast Ep. 8 Working with Ambiguity with Aree Bly

The podcast features Jon Forster interviewing Aree Bly, founder of Alignment Ally and author of "The Sustainable Brain," focusing on the importance of developing comfort with ambiguity for actuaries and other professionals. Aree shares practical examples from her career, such as handling ambiguous data formats in healthcare analytics, and discusses strategies for determining when work is "good enough" without sacrificing quality. The conversation covers tools like the RACI framework for clarifying roles and responsibilities, and offers advice for navigating ambiguity arising from organizational changes. The episode emphasizes the impact of ambiguity on career sustainability and personal well-being, encouraging proactive communication, expectation-setting, and self-awareness. Contributors: Aree Bly; Jon Forster, ASA, MAAA Thanks for listening and don't forget to

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Professional Development Edge Podcast Ep. 8 Working with Ambiguity with Aree Bly is an episode from Society of Actuaries Podcasts Feed by Society of Actuaries (SOA).

This episode is 19:44 long.

This episode was published on Mar 9, 2026.

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