MTUP 230321: How to “Manage from the Bottom” in Data Science: Tips and Tricks for the Workplace
Channel: Monika Wahi
Date: 2023-03-22

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This meetup was recorded March 21, 2023.

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Theme music by CJ Hutchings, used with permission: https://dethwench.com/cjhutchings/ 

Timestamps and links as they come up are below:
01:52 Why managers have it hard in data science
03:08 Tricks for e-mailing managers – what information to include in the e-mail
07:32 Over-communicate or under-communicate?
09:00 Logos and pathos, and synchronous vs. asynchronous communication – Monika’s advice
🔺Rhetorical triangle link: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesswriting/chapter/the-rhetorical-triangle-ethos-pathos-and-logos/
15:00 Keeping your manager updated when you are working remotely – upsides and downsides
18:20 Managers (and other at work) can get very stressed, and Monika recommends gaining “active listening” skills to deal with this: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-active-listening-3024343
24:44 The HALT technique for figuring out what’s wrong with you (or someone else): https://insighttimer.com/blog/halt-technique/
28:22 When you did the statistics, but your manager is presenting them: Advice
35:15 How do you answer the manager’s question, “Why is it taking so long (for you to do data preparation)?”
39:55 Want to get better at negotiation? Try reading “Getting to Yes”: https://a.co/d/1glDD3l
43:12 Strategies for getting through meetings with negative people who put you down
45:07 The power of “I” statements: https://www.bethrogerson.com/improve-communication/