Further lessons on improving your Data Interpretation skills
Part 2 of this series on Data Interpretation skills, Selby & Martina share the importance of increasing data literacy & critical thinking.
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January 12, 2023
Is your actionable insight being limited by your communication skills?
Why language skills and words also matter when communicating actionable insights. Why data leaders need to master words as well as statistics
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…
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.
Data Comics meet cricket data in the irrepressible “Data to Stories”
Want to know how to create engaging Data Comics? Love cricket? Then “Data to Stories” is the book for you. Here’s what analysts can learn.
Thinking with Data helps you turn information into insights
Book review of “Thinking with Data”. Uncovering how a short book really can help you develop the thinking skills needed to generate insights.
Your Data Storytelling needs less data and more stories (part 2 of 2)
Part two of series on Data Storytelling. Why you need more of a focus one story & not just data viz, plus how to learn from South Park & GOT.
The journey of developing vital Soft Skills in analytical leaders
A review of “Soft Skills Hard Results” by Anne Taylor and why this busy book is helpful for data & analytics leaders is read in the right way
3 all too common mistakes analysts make when contracting for work
Start of a series on 10 all too common mistakes analysts make. In this post I share 3 that analysts make when contracting/agreeing brief.
How to measure the ROI of your Analytics team: Part 2 = incremental profit
Harry Powell, Director of Data & Analytics at JLR explains how he calculates the incremental profit his team generates down to an income line
How to measure the ROI of your Analytics team: Part 1 = Profit
Why you Analytics team needs a measure of their ROI. Harry Powell argues for the benefits of profit as the best metric of the value-added.
Why your Customer Insight or Analytics team needs a purpose
Explaining why your Customer Insight or Analytics team needs a purpose, sharing 3 popular themes for such a purpose & how you can get started.