Abstract:
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Equality in Career Development: Advocating and Embodying Equality in Career Development and Leadership: Statisticians may become leaders within their organizations as they progress through their careers. As such, it can be important to think about developing good leadership qualities early on rather than when promoted into a leadership role. Promoting equality in your organization is one leadership area that can be developed throughout one's career. Many factors affect a statistician's ability to lead effectively in the workplace, but as a statistical leader, confidence, overcoming feelings of dissimilarity, and clear communication are paramount, especially since statisticians are usually working with professionals in other fields who are already professionally dissimilar to them. The panel will be composed of a diverse group of statistical leaders. Panelists will share examples and advice for advocating and embodying equality in leadership as statisticians and as leaders in their organizations. The panelists will also discuss their personal stories of successful leadership tools in environments where they felt dissimilar, how they identified and fostered these skills throughout their career, advocacy of equality and/or overcoming adversity. They will also comment on how the organizations they've worked for do handle or should handle equality in leadership, for example, through zero-tolerance policies, diversity summits, rules for conduct in the workplace.
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