Regional Statistics Conference 2026

Regional Statistics Conference 2026

Read to Lead: Empowering Statisticians through Leadership Books

Organiser

AL
Amanda Golbeck

Participants

  • N
    PROF. DR. Blagica Novkovska
    (Chair)

  • JC
    Dr James Cochran
    (Presenter/Speaker)
  • Eisenhower on Leadership, Ike's Enduring Lessons in Total Victory Management; and Long Walk To Freedom, The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela: Two Books that Inspire

  • KD
    Ksenija Dumičić
    (Presenter/Speaker)
  • Leading with Data and Courage: Women Statisticians Dare to Lead in a Changing World

  • U
    Prof. Jessica Utts
    (Presenter/Speaker)
  • Why skillful statistical collaborators make skillful leaders

  • AL
    PROF. DR. Amanda Golbeck
    (Discussant)

  • Abstract

    Reading leadership books will help you to develop leadership competencies, see the big picture and consider the long-term, improve your people skills, increase your self-awareness, learn from the successes and failures of other leaders, and more. Three prominent statisticians will introduce you to leadership books that have especially inspired their leadership.