The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI

Interview with Emma and Matt Jones Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! If your answer is yes, I am sure that you'll be very interested to hear the story of Matthew and Emma as they will be sharing today their experience on how they started their own company, Veramed, in 2012 after having their established careers working in the industry for both large pharma and CROs. We also talk about the following points: What is the founding story of Veramed?Why did you start it in early 2012 after being a freelancer for some time?Leaving a nice and “secure” job at Lilly, how did that feel like and why did you leave?How does the business model for Veramed look like?How did you grow your company in terms of getting more business, recruiting new people while retaining the right people and also securing the right quality/culture?How did you manage to balance family vs work being the owners of the company? Listen to this episode to learn a lot and share this with your friends and colleagues!

Click this link to go to the homepage of this post! In today's episode, we discuss how to manage problems with efficiency, clarity, logic, consistency, alignment, and speed. Also, the 8 steps to make a smart decision : ProblemObjectivesAlternativesConsequencesTradeoffsUncertaintyRisk ToleranceןLinked Decisions Listen to this episode and learn from it!

14 presentation tips Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! In today's episode, Benjamin and I discuss the 14 presentation tips that really work. We speak about: Be clear on your goals Have a strong startStart with a story, conclusions, then introduce yourself Enter the room or stage with confidence Story on GBA training Speak to Ethos, Pathos and LogosEstablish a powerful position Make eye contact Smile Never lean back when sitting - better stand upDress appropriately Avoid anything distracting Appear confident Position your cameraUse pauses intentionally Variation of the voice Loud and softPitchSpeedUse wide gestures to increase your word choicesUsing visual effectivelyThey support the presenter, not vice versa No sentence Few words Pictures FiguresRarely tables Use bullet points sparingly Less is more, and then you don’t need to look at the slidesHave a powerful end.Story and conclusions and call to action Listen to this episode and present like a pro!Share this with your friend and colleagues!

Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! In today's episode, Benjamin and I discuss about the following points: First mover advantagePreparing and planningBe clear on your goalsWho do you want to move from A to B What questions will come up? What will be our replies? What will be the follow-up questions?Who will be affected?Who needs/must know first?How do you communicate it? How to break the bad news: Tell it allTell it fastTell them what you’re doing about itTell them, when it’s overGet back to work Listen to this episode now and share this with your friends and colleagues!

Interview with Justine Rochon Click to this link to go to the homepage of this episode! Today, we are talking about so-called win-win situations. Win-win is a situation that has the potential to be beneficial to all involved. Justine and I also discuss the following points: Examples of career driversThe roles of to help your progress?Many larger pharma companies have technical tracks and management tracks. What skills help statisticians move forward on both these tracks?What common problems hinder statisticians progressing in their careers and how to overcome or avoid these? Listen to this episode now and learn more on how to create a win-win situation!

Interview with Ian Ratcliffe – IQVIA Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! In today's episode, Ian and I discuss working long hours - it's advantages and disadvantages. We also talk about the important points: Having clear boundaries at workHow to say NOHow to effectively manage your time and expectations Listen to this episode and share it with others who can learn from it!

Interview with Eva Murray and Andy Kriebel Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! Today, I talk with these two awesome visualization experts - Eva and Andy. They have written great content about data analysis and visualization. Learn a lot about great visualizations from them. We discuss the following important points: How to create effective visualizationsHow to communicate this dataHow do people benefit from it References:MakeoverMondayWhat's Going on in this GraphChart Guide Listen to these awesome data visualization experts and learn from them!

An interview with Paula Willamson and Liz Gargon Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! This clarifies directly what the COMET initiative is about. But it also leaves open a lot of questions such as: Why are COS important?What are the goals of COMET?How narrow or how wide should COS be defined?What does the process look like to get to COS? References: Homepage of COMETCOMET VIII ConferenceReferences from COMETCOMET DatabaseTwitterCore outcomes set in RA Listen to this episode of our podcast and learn from Paula Williamson and Liz Gargon about this important initiative.

Click this link to go to the homepage of this podcast! In this podcast, we talk about the following 9 important points: In this podcast, we talk about the following 9 important points: Overview of the ITIT courseWho is the course aimed atWhat are the reasons to attendHow the course keeps up with changes in the industryWhere does the course fit in with the organization's goalsWhy should a manager think about sending someone from their team on the courseWhich locations delegates can expect to visitWhat makes the course such a successFrom the delegates' perspective, what are the benefits for the companies hosting the sessionWhen does the course run and when should delegates apply References: Link to the ITIT coursehttps://www.psiweb.org/events/event-item/2020/10/01/default-calendar/introduction-to-industry-training-course-2016If you would like to host a session, please contact:Alex.Godwood@SoseiHeptares.com  or psi@mci-group.com Listen to this episode and learn from it!

Click this link to go to the homepage of this episode! And today, we are looking back and discuss the last 2 year's learnings. We discuss the 9 learnings we had and how they apply to you as a listener as well. Specifically, we talk about: Think bigger  Prepare for the unexpected  Delegate what you are not good at or what you don’t like  Have fun Relationships are the foundation for success  Be curious and dig deeper  Our community is big Unnecessary red tape differs a lot by company  Growth happens outside your comfort zone  We need to all step up to improve the impact of statisticians for the benefit of patients. Listen to this episode, share it with others, and learn more!