How to avoid being deceived by the ways charts can lie
Book review of ‘How Charts Lie’ by Alberto Cairo and why all leaders & analysts should read it. Improve your graphicacy. Protect yourself from being lied to
Category: Books
Would you benefit from Digital Minimalism to reduce your screen addiction?
Book review of “Digital Minimalism” by Cal Newport. Sharing the useful challenge & suggested practices for leaders to break free of screen addictions.
Why you need Rebel Ideas within your Data Science team
Why you need Cognitive Diversity in your Data Science team. A book review of “Rebel Ideas” by Matthew Syed.
Why you need the 4 Disciplines of Execution in Analytics
Book Review of “The 4 disciplines of execution” and why this book can help Analytics leaders improve their exection as teams, delivering a consistent ROI.
Web Analytics an hour a day, how this book can improve your analysis
“Web Analytics an hour a day” a review of this practical book from Avinash Kaushik. In this review Martin Squires draws out its lessons for all analysts.
Recommended Data & Analytics books for leaders who keep learning
Recommending data & analytics books for analysts, data scientists and leaders (including CDO role). A collection of reviews and resources to help you read.
Guerrilla Analytics – how to deliver analytics in the cut & thrust of business
Book review of Guerrilla Analytics, a practical guide to working with data. Why this is such a useful manual for analysts & analytics leaders. Recommended.
Factfulness – a suitable legacy from the great communicator Hans Rosling
Book review of Factfulness from the late great Hans Rosling. How this book will help you see the world more positively & improve your data visualisations.
Speaking of Speaking – how a book can really improve your performance
Improve your public speaking through reading “The busy person’s guide to great presenting” by Lee Warren. Why it’s a must have book for leaders.
The future of AI and your working life – start planning
The future of AI & threat to our jobs is a popular topic for news recently. But here is a positively helpful book to help […]
3 recommended podcasts to find your next favourite book
Given the interest in our post on note taking when reading, I’ll now explore podcasts to help you find your next favourite book. During reviewing […]
What really goes on, behind closed doors, with an executive coach?
In this book review, my focus moves to the world of coaching and what goes on behind closed doors. The title, “Behind Closed Doors: Stories […]