My family and I spend a fair amount of time on the highway, and perhaps the most prominent feature of highway routes is the abundance of billboards. I was struck recently by a recurring billboard message posing the question, “Is going to college still worth it?” This concerns me, given the ever-increasingly complex and demanding world we live in. And of … [Read more...] about What School Doesn’t Teach You About Succeeding at Work
career advice
Advice from the Archive
Here are a few pieces of advice we pulled from the STATtr@k archive to share with you. Hopefully, you can borrow these perspectives for inspiration and see that even though each career is different, themes such as the importance of relationships, communication, and persistence repeat. Monica Johnston, … [Read more...] about Advice from the Archive
Looking for Your First Professional Job? Read These Tips
D. Anthony Miles D. Anthony Miles is a 35-time award-winning statistician, Enterprise Review Hall of Famer, forensic marketing pioneer, legal expert witness, and six-time best-selling author. He is also CEO and founder of Miles Development Industries Corporation, a consulting practice and venture capital firm, and CMO/equity partner for Safedrop Security … [Read more...] about Looking for Your First Professional Job? Read These Tips
Women Who Inspire
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we asked prominent statisticians Nancy Potok, Dionne Price, and Dooti Roy to tell us about their early jobs, mentoring, networking, and the influential women in their lives. Here is what they said. What was your first job? Potok: My very first job was babysitting as a young teen. It taught me a lot about getting along with people and … [Read more...] about Women Who Inspire