you get an author’s box!
I read somewhere that over 80% of adults want to write a book, but only 3% ever get to 'The End' of a draft. That means that 97% of people who want to write a book never finish.
Stats like that make accomplishments like getting my “author’s box” of books all the more rewarding.
4 perspectives to drive effective data translation
When driving data projects, you will encounter business stakeholder challenges that often go unspoken. This is not always because people hold back but because they don't fully know how to vocalize their constraints.
If they can't directly address their requirement, chances are we can't either. To hear others' speech, we start by asking questions from different perspectives.
Rethinking Remote work: again
Virtual work has been going through a shift for over forty years. I know, it’s hard to believe that anything before the 2000s counts. But there were hopes and dreams for flexible hours and work-from-home initiatives as early as the 1970s—they were fringe, but they were there.
Considering what is happening in the world today, it is interesting to note that data is a great enabler of diversity, equity, and inclusion and a general concept of fairness and democratization. Data busts silos and flattens barriers between functions. As this distribution is occurring, there will also be some disruptions.
machine, my coworker
We often consider #digitaltechnologies like #dataplatforms #AI and #copilot features as tools. But if we're rethinking the #futureofwork and the future of careers and companies, it's helpful to think of these things as augmenting our efforts. For a copilot, in particular, it becomes a junior coworker or maybe a more senior coworker as the #AIskills get better.
Tips and Challenges
As we continue to drive data projects, familiar challenges begin to present themselves. By observing, we can become better diagnosticians of systemic issues. Learn what to avoid and how to navigate them better.
Resistance and Mitigation Strategies
Change management wouldn’t be so hard if it weren’t for…the people. Open issues or objections left unresolved today cost time down the road. Suppose work starts before these concerns are mitigated. Stakeholders might get frustrated or begin to hold back their participation. Work produced might have difficulty getting implemented. Buy-in realizes impact.
Data Consumers Must Be Mechanics & Pilots: 5 Takeaways from the Guide
As data consumers, we need to be both mechanics and pilots. We must know how to gather, cleanse, and prep—and present data, make data-driven decisions, and influence data. That is a very broad set of skills.
Writing A Book Is Like Getting A Tattoo
Writing a book is a lot like getting a tattoo. It’s permanent. It marks a life transition. It's also 95% pain, 2.5% novelty, and 2.5% talking that novelty to others. It's proof I was able to push past the anxiety and deal with the pain to do something creative. Finishing is a wonderful feeling of accomplishment, proof that I made it past all the barriers.
Going Deeper: Making Projects Work
When we live into our best intentions, things that sound like common sense to everyone (like defining needs clearly), there is no end to the impact we can make. Such a seemingly small thing can permeate the mood and morale of the team, the synergy between team members, and raise the performance of the group. Such clarity can literally become the wind needed from behind versus a nasty headwind we feel we have to fight. And the crazy thing? It’s within our control to bring that clarity to every conversation.
Book Announcement, Opportunity to Pre-order!
Book Announcement, Opportunity to Pre order !
After teaching informatics for eight years, I’ve got a new book coming out! Driving Data Projects!