Various ASA members have created webcasts in “soft skills” such as leadership development and career planning that add valuable insight into how to improve, change, or advance careers in the statistics profession.
Leadership Development Webcast
In the first series, the Eli Lilly & Company Leadership Development Team created a group of webcasts about developing leadership skills. This webcast offers the following:
- An understanding of why leadership development is critical for statisticians and what Eli Lilly is doing in this area
- Knowledge of the three components of the statistics leadership development program at Eli Lilly
- Guidance for implementing a leadership program and ideas about how any statistician can begin to develop their leadership
Career Planning Webcast
In the second webcast, six eminent statisticians from academe, industry, and government answered a set of questions about issues that typically occur during one’s career. The webcast offers the following:
- An understanding of the kinds of issues likely to occur as you progress through your career
- Knowledge of how some eminent statisticians in our profession have dealt with those issues
- Guidance on how you might navigate through the same or similar issues that may arise during your career
View these webcasts on the ASA website.
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