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The Effective Statistician - in association with PSIDo You Still Negotiate About Numbers of Tables?Discussion with Alexander Schacht
Understanding the Numbers: A Prelude to Negotiation
I emphasize the need for innovative solutions to rising costs in table production, stressing that understanding the essence of negotiation is crucial in a world where numbers matter.
Stories of Success: Reducing Tables Through Strategic Thinking
Through two stories, I illustrate the potential of negotiation, including reducing tables and restructuring them to create savings.
The Art of Negotiation: Key Insights
Active listening is a powerful tool in negotiation that helps negotiators understand each other's needs and concerns to reach mutually beneficial agreements.
Leadership Skills: The Cornerstone of Success
Investing...2023-10-2339 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIMyths About Leadership You Shouldn't BelieveInterview with Gary Sullivan
You have to be extroverted to be a leader.
Only if you have employees are you a leader.
Either you have it or you don't. Leaders have a natural gift, you can't learn it.
Those are three typical myths about leaders. In today's episode, I talk with Gary about these three false beliefs. We point out why they're false and give some counterexamples.
We also discuss why they limit your development and make you a victim, so to speak.
As statisticians, we are often introverted. We can use this to our advantage. We can take leadership, in o...2023-07-3138 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIPractical steps to improve your leadership skillsinterview with Gary Sullivan
In terms of courses, we specifically dive deeper on The Effective Statistician Leadership Program. You can find more on this program information here!2022-10-2645 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIWhy should statisticians care about leadership and developing their leadership skills?Interview with Gary Sullivan
What is a good definition of leadership?
Why should technical statisticians worry about developing leadership skills?
What happens, if you have limitations in your leadership skills?
What should the mindset of a statistical leader be?
When should statisticians start thinking about developing their leadership skills?
Listen to this episode and share the link with your friends and colleagues who might learn from it!2022-10-0629 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIBeyond SOPs - What is quality?Interview with Gary Sullivan
During my early years, I was overwhelmed by so many trainings, SOPs, and processes. Only after my later years I learned what quality is really about. Gary fundamentally helped me and many others have a very different and more insightful/helpful/easy perspective about this topic.Listen and learn while we talk about the following points:
During your first years in the industry - how did you think about quality? What did it mean to you?What are the key parts of quality today for you?How does this understanding of quality...2022-01-2545 min
The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI4 reasons why statisticians fail to leadWebinar recording with Gary Sullivan
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In this episode, Gary and I will be talking about these major reasons why statisticians fail to lead and to overcome them. Specifically, we'll address:
MindsetBias toward technical skillsLack of leadership understandingLack of big picture thinkingHow to address the issuesSpecific actions to take
Listen to this episode and learn about the opportunities to overcome challenges in leadership!
2019-09-1640 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIPractical steps to improve your leadership skillsInterview with Gary Sullivan
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In this last part of the leadership series with Gary Sullivan, we talk about the next steps, you can take to work on your leadership skills.2019-01-2250 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSISkills you need to become a better leader!Interview with Gary Sullivan
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In the third part of the leadership series with Gary Sullivan, we talk about:
What skills does it takes to influence as a statistician?When it’s about driving change - what are the rational, operational, and emotional challenges?How do I get a "seat at the table" and have more influence?
Thus, you will exactly know what to work on after this episode.
Watch out for next weeks episode as we’ll have something for you to accelerate your...2019-01-1550 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIUnderstanding leadership deeply: trust, relationship, influence for statisticiansInterview with Gary Sullivan
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In this second part of the interview with Gary (check here for part 1), we speak about the building blocks of leadership without authority from a statistician’s perspective. We cover questions like:
Is influence the same as power?What is the role of trust, what are the different elements of trust and how can we improve trust being technical experts?How can we build relationships at work, that help us to influence change?Is influence through relationships only relevant “sideways” or also “upwards” and “downwards”?H...2019-01-0845 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIFree webinar: 4 reasons why statisticians fail to lead and how to overcome them!Presented by Gary Sullivan and Alexander Schacht
This is an announcement episode of an upcoming free webinar. Learn more about this webinar and register for it at theeffectivestatistician.com/webinar.2019-01-0401 minThe Effective Statistician - in association with PSIWhy should statisticians care about leadership and developing their leadership skills?Interview with Gary Sullivan
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We're launching a new leadership course next year and in this episode, we go into some key questions about statisticians and leadership.
We cover the following topics:
What is a good definition for leadership?Why should technical statisticians worry about developing leadership skills?What happens, if you have limitations in the leadership skills?What should the mindset of a statistical leader be?When should statisticians start thinking about developing their leadership skills?
2018-11-2032 min