Tony’s story: lesson learnt from a late South African parcel
A story of Tony Boobier’s South African parcel & what he learnt from nothing happening as a result. What are you assuming? What do you know?
Tag: influencing
June 17, 2021
Anna’s adventures in making a bigger impact (chapter 3 = buy-in)
Continuing our story of how Anna learns to make a bigger difference as an analyst in a business. In chapter 3, she helps Max achieve buy-in.
The subpersonalities an analyst needs, part 3: delivering
Part 3 of 3 part series on the subpersonalities of an analyst. How the personas of a Politician, Craftsperson & Athlete help with delivering.
Emotional engagement, a key to delivering your Vision (part 1)
Why your vision needs to be more personal if you are to achieve the emotional engagement to lead & motivate your team as you work towards it.
Thinking deeper about the importance of Data Viz @datavizlive online
Second part of debrief from first-ever @datavizlive online conference. Sharing talks on Data Viz communities, ethics & use to influence policy makers.
Don’t neglect the political dimension of applying analytics or insight
To complement recent advice from our guest bloggers, let’s consider the political dimension of applying analytics in business. Annette & Peter have shared useful tips […]
7 Habits, that are still as relevant, for today’s Highly Effective Leaders
One of the few Leadership books that I have come back to time & time again, is “The 7 habits of Highly Effective People“. Perhaps, […]
Stakeholder Segmentation: Why you need one and video personas
Do you have a stakeholder segmentation? Had you even considered the need for one? Perhaps you think segmentations are just for customers or other parties […]
Lessons from Brexit letter, for insight leaders’ influencing
You might be sick of wall-to-wall Brexit coverage on the news, but I think there are lessons to learn from Theresa May’s letter to Donald […]
Securing buy-in for Customer Insight, to overcome under-investment
Already, this year, I’ve had the opportunity to meet & work with a variety of customer insight leaders. All of them, in different contexts, struggle […]
How to create a culture of action in your Customer Insight team
Whilst debating the relative merits of different metrics, I’ve been reminded of the importance of a culture of action within teams. That debate was sparked […]