Week 9¶
Following Up: Reflection and Growth¶
This week focuses on reflection and professional growth in consulting. During a follow-up consultation, you will encounter challenges that have emerged since your initial meeting. You will consider not only how earlier decisions shaped these outcomes, but also how your communication style and developing consulting identity influence how you respond to complexity, uncertainty, and client expectations.
By the end of this week, you will be able to:
- Identify how early research and design choices influence downstream analysis.
- Reflect on how your communication style and professional identity shape client interactions.
Before Class¶
Building Relationships¶
📖 30 Things I Learned in 30 Years As A Statistical Consultant (5 minutes)
➤ What step toward building professional relationships in your field do you feel is the most actionable for you right now?
Professional Identity Reflection¶
📖 What to Expect When You Consult A Statistician (Section 1.D - 3 minutes)
Look specifically at the 11 qualities listed in Section 1.D.
➤ Which quality do you identify with most? Which quality feels less natural to you?
➤ What is one step you could take to strengthen that area?
📖 Myers-Briggs Personality Test (10 minutes)
➤ What personality type were you?
➤ What aspects of the results feel more, and less, accurate?
Brand Synthesis¶
Use an AI tool to suggest a consulting "brand" based on the following:
- The 2-3 strengths you bring to consulting.
- Your Myers-Briggs personality type.
Post a brief description of this brand to Slack.
In Class¶
During today’s follow-up consultation, pay attention not only to the analytic issues that arise, but also to how your consulting style affects how you respond to challenges. Consider how you might adapt your communication approach when working with different collaborators.
Reflection¶
Looking back at your first consultation, what would you do differently now — and what does that reveal about the kind of consultant you are becoming?