The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Alexander Schacht and Benjamin Piske, biometricians, statisticians and leaders in the pharma industry
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Sep 7, 2021 • 21min

How to ask for more money or for a promotion

Today, I'll be sharing with you my learnings on how to ask for more money or for a promotion. Here are some important points: DO's Know the processUnderstand your market valueKnow your unique contributionOverdeliver expectations and add valueObserve what others do that you can't do - fill in the gapsRight timing DONT's Never bring in your personal situationBe unprepare to be challengedDon't ask for something the company doesn't provide or allow Good luck with your promotion! Share this episode with your friends and colleagues who might learn from this!
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Aug 31, 2021 • 25min

Strategy - what is this and how can statisticians apply strategic thinking

Strategy is a buzz word that is all around. Everybody talks about it but I didn't know what it is for a very long time. I recently read a nice book about this and in this episode, you'll gain knowledge about what I have learned from this book. What is a strategy? Diagnosis of the problem “What is going on here?”Strategic pillars - guiding policyTactical plan of coherent actions But there is a lot of bad strategy around: Fluff - just lots of buzz wordsFailure to face or define the challengeMistake goals for strategyBad strategic objectives in a sense of not addressing critical issues or are impracticable Book recommendations: Good strategy/bad strategyThe art of action  Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!
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Aug 23, 2021 • 17min

My experience as a statistician in a due diligence project

In this episode, Benjamin and I share about how we did it our way and discuss the following points: What makes it very special? Great experts to work withExposure to senior managementIntense work experienceSecret project - not even allowed to tell where you go to How did it work for me? Deep dive into the dataMeeting with the other companyInterviews with the expertsLooking into further materialDiscussions with the other expertsConclusions and recommendations Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!
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Aug 23, 2021 • 38min

Opportunities offered by doing a placement year in the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare industry

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Aug 17, 2021 • 24min

Fighting the fear at work

Join Sam and I while we discuss our experience and tips we have learned from other statisticians. You will also learn about 7 Tips to Help You Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking. Start SmallPrepare ThoroughlyDon't Just Memorize the WordsAvoid Common BulletsReduce StressFind a Friend to Focus OnEngage the Audience Reference articles from Sam we talk about: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-much-does-fear-impact-your-life-sam-gardner/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/right-wrong-kinds-fear-sam-gardner/ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/motives-fear-sam-gardner/ Reference article by Lolly Daskal: https://www.lollydaskal.com/leadership/what-to-do-when-you-are-afraid-of-your-leader/
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Aug 9, 2021 • 21min

5 Steps to teaching statistics well

Today, Sam and I talk about the 5 steps to teaching stats and other types of content which are the following: 5 Steps to teaching statistics well: The hookTell a storyTeaching pointsSummariseCall to action Reference: Stu McLaren Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!
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Aug 9, 2021 • 43min

CALC Episode 6

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Aug 2, 2021 • 27min

Mentor others to be mentored - Manatee Mentor

Interview with Lucy Setian Join Lucy and I while we discuss more of the following points: What is Manatee Mentor?Who is in your target audience?How do people find their mentees or mentors?What happens if you think your partner is not right for you?How do you interact with each other?How does it work with trading the time investment?How will the future look like for Manatee Mentor? Reference: https://www.manatee-mentor.com/ Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!
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Jul 27, 2021 • 33min

The Data Project

Interview with Loris Marini Listen while Loris, a man who views data through a human lens, and I talk about the following points: What do you understand by Data Management Programs?What is their value?What does it take for them to be implemented?Where do organizations fail? Reference: The Data Project - A conversational podcast to address the non-technical challenges in data and information management, learn from the experts, and establish a framework to reason about information in a business context. Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues.
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Jul 20, 2021 • 25min

Posters, flyers, papers and how you can use QR codes to enhance them

Interview with Irene de la Torre Arenas Listen while we discuss the following points: Connection between paper world and digital worldWhat is possible in the digital worldAdditional dataBackground informationExploration of data (interactivity)Augmented reality (show psoriasis on your skin)Animated chartsScrolly-tellingCapture information about the reader and show customized information (how would the results look like for me)Capture email and receive follow up informationConnect to a community Listen to this episode and share this with your friends and colleagues!

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