A book to help you understand the Data Mesh revolution
Reviewing “Data Mesh: Delivering Data-Driven Value at Scale” by Zhamak Dehgahni. What data leaders need to get ready for the transformation.
Author: Paul Laughlin
May 2, 2023
An entertaining way to teach leaders don’t trust your gut
Book review of “Don’t trust your gut” by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. Plus, how it could help data leaders with data literacy campaigns.
Your business needs to save money? Step forward data leaders!
Why data & analytics teams are almost uniquely well-positioned to help businesses at a time of economic crisis when they need to save money.
Designing your life – a great book to get unstuck in your career
How “Designing Your Life” by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans can help you get unstuck in your career and start designing the one you really want.
Avoid these false economies when you reduce data team costs
Sharing 3 false economies that data leaders need to resist. Each are typical cost challenges faced by data leaders that incur hidden costs.
More thinking to save money – reduce, reuse and recycle your data
Helping data & analytics leaders to save money. What opportunities could you identify from thinking Reduce, Reuse & Recycle your data?
How data leaders can cut costs without reducing value
Sharing my experience of how data leaders can cut costs without reducing value, even during a recession, because we have been here before.
Do you see your role in business as a calling?
Could being a leader in a business be more than a route to higher rewards or social status? Could it be a moral calling, a vocation? Learn how
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.
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.