Connecting with purpose in your work as a data leader in business
How I connected with purpose & meaning in the work I did as a data leader, rather than drawing it from corporate values or virtue signalling.
Author: Paul Laughlin
January 27, 2023
How thinking about the economics of data & analytics can help
A review of Bill Schmarzo’s “The economics of data, analytics and digital transformation” and how it can help data leaders maximise value.
Learning from Advent – reflections for data & analytics leaders
Reflections for data & analytics leaders inspired by the season of Advent. How can data leaders develop virtues that help them in their roles?
A fresh look at Talent and how to be wiser in your recruitment
A fresh take on Talent spotting and how win in the Talent wars. Why you need to read this challenging book from Tyler Cowen & Daniel Gross.
How Softer Skills are relevant for Data Leaders, Part 8: Visual Story
Step 8 in our softer skills model (Visual Story). How are softer skills in this area relevant for data leaders? How they can develop others…
Exploring the reality of all that we are at work
Book review of the wonderfully engaging “All that we are” by Gabriella Braun. Helping leaders think about the reality of human nature at work
How are Softer Skills still relevant for Data Leaders? Part 7: Sign-Off
3 tips for data or analytics leaders to achieve more sign-offs and commercial investment in their teams. A leaders version of Sign-Off skills
e-Commerce Measurement: Are Your Numbers Up?
A book to help you really understand how to implement the e-commerce measurement your organisation needs. “Your Numbers Up!” book review.
Why Positively Energising Leadership is a call for virtues
Book review of “Positively Energising Leadership” by Prof Kim Cameron. Why virtues matter & how to behave in a way that positively energises.
Results from our poll, the content you want to see here in future
The results from our latest readers’ poll. Sharing the top ten topics that you want covered by content on this Customer Insight Leader blog.
How are Softer Skills still relevant for Data Leaders? Part 6: Insight
Next in our series on the softer skills that help data leaders in their roles. Building on what works for analysts. Part 6: Insight Generation
How are Softer Skills still relevant for Data Leaders? Part 5: Analytics
Exploring how softer skills are still relevant for Data Leaders, even at the Analytics stage of work. How can such people skills help them?