Innovation

Do you want to have fun at work?
Do you want to experience satisfaction?
Do you want to get things done at work?

Getting into flow is about these things. Today, we will speak about a research on how to get into the flow and reach your peak performance.

This is awesome for everybody, most especially, for brain workers like us.
In this episode, we talk about the following points:

Interview with Georgia Salanti

Do you know why network meta-analyses (NMA) important?
Do you wonder what steps are included in NMAs?

Network meta-analysis is a very important field, especially for multiple treatment options where a direct comparison is impossible without using this systematic review and analysis.

In today’s episode, I discuss with Georgia the following:

Interview with Richard Zink

What bigger trends do we see in the biopharmaceutical industry, which will have an impact for statisticians?
. . . in terms of technology changes?
. . . in terms of regulatory changes?
. . . in terms of political/society changes?
What can statisticians do to prepare for these changes?

In this discussion with the current ASA biopharm chair – Richard Zink – we’re covering a wide range of topics:

Interview with Jennings Xu

• Why is text mining so important?
• What are the typical challenges and research questions in this area?
• Are there any typical ones for medical/pharmaceutical research?
• What data sources could we tap into?
• What are some foundational concepts in the natural language process?

In this episode, I speak with Jennings Xu, who works as a Director at Quid – an AI natural language processing company. Beyond the questions above, we’ll address these topics:

Interview with Tricia Aanderud

What can you learn from Leonardo Da Vinci on how to put things into perspective?
Do you struggle with data communication?
How important is data visualization?

Storytelling is one of the great leadership skills that play a role in communication. Through stories, you can create alignment and you can influence others. It’s one piece of a puzzle to be an effective statistician.

In this episode, Benjamin and I speak with Tricia Aanderud, a very good data storyteller. Here’s what you can learn from the interview:

Interview with Shahrul and Anja

• Do you have great ideas but struggling to implement them?
• Is having an idea and just being right already good enough?
• What can you do to convince your supervisor?
• How can you help others understand your point of view?
• Do you have the right tools on how to make things work?

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 large pharmaceutical company- they both have interesting and inspiring success stories for you.

Learn from them as we talk about:

• How to take action to improve your leadership skills
• How to help others understand your story
• How to refine things from other’s reaction
• What impact the improvements in your leadership skills can have on your lives

Listen to this episode now and be inspired to become a leader!