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Produced by the American Statistical Association, STATtr@k is geared toward individuals who are in a statistics program, recently graduated from a statistics program, or recently entered the job world.
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leadership Archive
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Statistical Thinking and Leadership Potential
Statisticians and data scientists are in demand more than ever to transform ever-increasing data into insight so leaders can make informed business decisions. However, data scientists’ value does not stop there.
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Leadership Challenge Accepting Applications
The ASA–Dr. Mohamed Al Lawati Leadership Challenge is accepting applications from students who are interested in leadership and love a challenge.
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JEDI Outreach Group Calls for Leadership Nominations
The recently approved Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Outreach Group will bring together individuals and groups with an active interest in working together to enrich and support justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in statistics and data science.
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ASA Members Create Career Planning, Leadership Webcasts
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.
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More Than Just Statistics: The Vast Leadership Potential of Statisticians and Data Scientists
Statistical thinking can enhance your job performance and make you an exceptional candidate for leadership roles. Jeanne Li shows you how to transform statistics skills into valuable leadership qualities.
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Two Selected for Natrella Scholarship
The Mary G. and Joseph Natrella scholarships will be awarded to Anh Bui and Xiaowei Yue during the 2018 Joint Research Conference on Statistics in Quality, Industry, and Technology.
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Five Essentials to Rock Your Interview
2016 Women in Statistics and Data Science Conference speakers Ji-Hyun Lee and Jessica Kohlschmidt talk about five essentials you need to rock your next job interview.
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Finding Leadership Careers in Quality Management
Combining the analytical skills you already possess with this advice from Daniel Smith, a process manager at Cox Communications, should make advancing in your career more attainable.
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Becoming a Manager of Statisticians
Becoming a great manager starts at the beginning of a career, and the soft skills—competence and confidence in interpersonal interaction—required in management are necessary for managers and useful for technical-track analysts. In fact, analysts are well-positioned to pick up these skills by employing many of the same ideas used in computer simulation: Plan, Rehearse, Execute, and Reflect (but not too long).