RSSeNEWS to be determined...

Course summary

Hal Varian, Chief Economist for Google, recently commented in an article for McKinsey Quarterly that “the sexy job in the next ten years will be statistician.” He went on to say that “…the ability to take data – to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to communicate it – that’s going to be a hugely important skill in the next few decades.”

Analytical champions like Hal Varian are helping to raise the profile of statisticians and their important role in society. It is important, also, to recognise that as the business world becomes more complex, so do statistical leadership skills.

This workshop aims to enhance participant’s understanding of effective leadership behaviours; increase their understanding of techniques for sustaining high performance teams; and to enhance their overall impact and effectiveness through increased self-awareness and the use of productive communication approaches.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course participants will have developed strategies and ideas that will help them to:

• lead by example, develop and motivate people in line with statistical organisational values

• manage performance related implementation effectively and develop those around them

• increase visibility and accessibility to staff to enhance business performance

• manage and share information effectively with users, suppliers, colleagues, and other statistical stakeholders;

• enhance relationships and increase self awareness of the impact that they have on statisticians and non-statistical client groups

• set direction, manage change, plan and manage within corporate priorities

• create and promote a culture in which everyone feels valued and respected, challenging disrespectful behaviour.

Topics covered will include

• Qualities of effective statistical managers and leaders
• Barriers to effective leadership
• Functions of effective statistical leaders
• The leadership challenge
• Motivation theory linked to leadership
• Creating a culture of performance
• Techniques for sharing leadership experiences and learning from others
• Leadership through periods of change and whilst facing dilemmas
• Support and challenge within the workplace
• develop a network of statistical support and challenge amongst peers.