Principal stratification used to play a role only in observational research but at least since the addendum of the ICH E9 guideline, this approach to causal inference became a hot topic.

Yves and I have worked together in various roles. Over time, he became more interested in becoming a statistician and I helped him to change his career path in this direction.

Today, we are talking about Taylor Swift and visualizations.
Does it seem like a very unreasonable thing?
I thought so as well but then I read this interesting LinkedIn post where I laughed hard but it really made sense!

What's in it for statisticians and data scientists?

Design thinking is an interesting topic and is becoming more popular these days. I found out about it on LinkedIn and it's where I met Victoria.

What do you do if you need something from someone at work, but
- You have never talked to this person ever before
- This person doesn’t know you
- The person is very protective about the thing you need
- You have only 15 minutes to convince her

Stephen is a really interesting person. He is the author of The Art of Action and has a background in consulting and history. Based on this knowledge, he wrote a couple of books about history and leadership.

In terms of leadership, there's an area that overlooked usually from the business. However, business can learn a lot from this area. I'm talking about the military space as armies were the biggest organizations needing strong leadership for thousands of years.

How does understanding the bigger picture helps you to be more productive and to be more influential at work?
How can this help you sell your work to your supervisors?
How can you fit your work with others work?
How can you easily understand where others are coming from?

Throughout the leadership program, this topic comes up again and again. We spend quite a lot of time talking about how you can better understand the bigger picture.

If you enjoyed the last book review, you'll surely enjoy this one as well. This is much more practical than the last one.

Getting to Yes is a very fundamental book that everybody should read. It was fundamental for me early in my career as it helped me through many negotiations throughout my career.

Do you feel overwhelmed by all the tasks?
Do you think you are missing to get the big things done as you are drowning in day-to-day work?
Are you frustrated about going home in the evenings feeling like you have not accomplished what you wanted?

Why do we need to innovate?
What are the drivers for innovation?
How much time would you invest in something if it made an awful task more bearable?

I really enjoyed this interview with Mike as we talked about his award-winning presentation.