Developing your skills in storytelling with you, not just data viz
Book review of a brilliant new book from Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic “Storytelling with You”. Learn what’s in the book & how it helps leaders.
Tag: data leader
August 28, 2023
How Softer Skills are relevant for Data Leaders, Part 9: Solution
The last post in a 9-part series on softer skills data leaders need to succeed. A focus on delivering a Solution & longer-term transformation
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.
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.
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.
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?
Engaging your business with Data Literacy, how to avoid boredom
How do you avoid the boredom trap for your data literacy programme? Guest blogger Tristan Mobbs shares 3 tips for better relevance & interest
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?
How are Softer Skills still relevant for Data Leaders? Part 4: Data
Continuing our series on how data leaders (not just analysts) need softer skills to succeed. Part 4 – the skills needed at the Data stage.
How are Softer Skills still relevant for Data Leaders? Part 3: Buy-In
Continuing our series exploring the softer skills needed by data leaders (not just analysts). In this post we explore how to secure buy-in.