The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Interview with Shahrul and Vanja Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! In this episode, I'm speaking with two members of The Effective Statistician Leadership program. One is coming from academia and one is from a pharmaceutical organization - they both have interesting and inspiring success stories. These are the points we have talked about: How they took action to improve on their leadership programHow to help others understand your storyHow to refine things from other's reaction What impact the improvements in your leadership skills can have on your lives

Interview with Ludi and Sam Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! These are the points we have talked about: What they find most helpful about the programWhat skills they have improved onWhat they learned from the leadership assignmentsWhat they think about the mastermind conceptWhat they learned about business acumenHow the program helped them to have more influence at work Listen now and be inspired to become a leader.

Webinar recording with Gary Sullivan Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! 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!

Do you actively kill your career without knowing it? Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! According to Jon, the key is to differentiate between some venting, that we need from time to time, from systemically and constantly complaining. Take this Power of Positive Leadership Self-Assessment and complete the questions to know your Positivity Quotient Score. By knowing your score you will be able to establish a baseline for growth. You'll also receive Jon Gordon's 6 Quick Tips to Help Stop Negativity in It's Tracks. In this episode, Benjamin and I will discuss the following: Ask for advice on how to work togetherMake proposals of what the manager could do to help with the situation Clarify roles and responsibilitiesBe a role model to othersFocus on what you can doConcentrate on changing yourself

Interview with Frank Konietschke Click here to get to the episode homepage! Frank has something in common with Benjamin and myself - we all studied statistics in Göttingen and learned and researched in non-parametric statistics. Afterwards, we went into different paths. Whereas Benjamin started at a CRO and I joined large pharma organizations, Frank continued on the academic track. He recently became Professor at the famous Charitee in Berlin, where he’s still dedicating a lot of research to the field of non-parametric statistics. However, he’s not an ivory tower researcher but also applies these approaches in the medical research he’s taking part in. Learn about a whole universe of different approaches, which will help you overcome many limitations of the methods, which you’re using daily.

Interview with Necdet Gunsoy This episode is based on a presentation at PSI 2019. Necdet won The Effective Statistician Best Presenter award for the amazing delivery of the presentation. But not only the delivery was excellent - the content will help you a lot. Here's the abstract for the conference: Abstract: Practical aspects of subgroup detectionRecent years have seen the emergence of new methods for detecting subgroups with enhanced treatment effects and statisticians are now faced with an overwhelming choice of approaches to consider. Confusion around the potential advantages and disadvantages of different methods can often result in the implementation of an approach which is not appropriate for a particular research question. This talk will provide a practical guide to the design and conduct of subgroup detection analyses, providing points to consider for selecting an appropriate method based on the research objective, the context of the analysis, the outcomes, and the covariates under consideration. Two example case studies will be presented to illustrate the discussed considerations. Necdet and I will also discuss the following Do you have practical examples based on a given data set that leads to very different approaches?As a PSI awardee of best presentation in this year's conference, How do you approach presentations?What’s your key recommendation for giving a great presentation?

Why I started The Effective Statistician and what you can learn from it Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! It all started when I became a new supervisor and had my first direct reports and I thought I really needed to learn about supervisory skills but I have very limited time. I found out that podcasts really help a lot to learn while I commute to work - it's effective.In this podcast, you can learn a lot from the following: What are my learnings along the way?What are my struggles? What are the strategies I used?How I balanced work and family life?How the production team helped me?What the effective statistician means to me?

Replay from the PSI conference 2018 Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! Are you a sponsor who is seeking joint scientific advice from a regulatory agency and from an HTA body? If yes, this episode is for you. This presentation replicates the discussions which may go on during scientific advice. The example was in Respiratory. This roleplay is played by David Wright, Oliver Keene, Stephen Ruberg, and myself. The aim is to show a couple of discussion points and an interesting aspect that may come up with such discussions. A lively debate followed about the differing needs of Regulatory agencies vs HTA, with the patient voice often not taking centre stage. We will also be talking about the following: Estimand for pivotal trials 5062018 and 5062019 (identical trials)Specifically strategy for intercurrent events Listen to this episode and share it with others, who might learn from it! Resources Link to the video on demand side on the PSI homepage! Link to the slides for the introduction.

People who ask take the lead Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! People who ask take the lead You can lead as well. According to Forbes, best leaders lead with questions, not answers. Leading with questions works because really good questions have a direct impact on the brain. When we are challenged by a question that triggers an insight, neurons connect in new ways. This releases neurotransmitters that create the motivation to act. The net result is that the other person not only likes the idea, but they also want to do something with it. In today's episode, Benjamin and I will be talking about: How success looks likeHow to create a win-win situationHow to get the team involved in creating the goal or at least tune into building relationships with peopleHow to move backwards once you have the goal, and put action steps into place to drive the project forwardHow to drive things by one-on-one Listen to this interview and share it with others, who might learn from it!

If you think of yourself as your own organisation – can you make yourself outsourcing proof? Click here to get to the homepage of the episode! A lot of statisticians, especially in pharmaceutical companies but also CROs, fear outsourcing because it might make their job redundant. Think about: In this episode, Benjamin and I will be talking about these tips and tricks: Benjamin and I will be talking about these tips and tricks: What are the things, that are done better, faster and cheaper by others? Does your supervisor know about your value? Do you help him or her to understand this? – Listen to our episode on selling your achievements Would your business partners care, if you would be replaced by a statistician at a different company or maybe even by a statistician within your organisation? Would they even notice? Might they even be better off?