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Two phrases have been top of mind for me lately: force multiplier and point-of-next. Force multiplier is a term most often associated with the US military and refers to any capability added to a combat force that enhances their tactical superiority and increases the likelihood mission success. This is how
I've resumed reading Malcolm Hawker's The Data Hero Playbook, now that I have some time to reflect and write again. I'm halfway through Chapter 4, and it's as if I'm reading the script of my own journey over the past
The past few weeks have been a maelstrom of frustration, anxiety, stress, lack of impulse control and ultimately unemployment for me. On the other hand, I feel like I've been set free and a weight lifted from me. Except for the one regarding how I'm going
Few things give me the chuckles more than old-school data modelers holding forth on the arcane mysteries of their craft like a secret society of theurgists. I have a different take. Data modeling and querying are about the simplest things to teach any business user with an analyst mentality. I&
This is a topic I've been wrestling with on and off for the past 3 years, since my exit interview at Wells Fargo. I was told that I was guilty of being too rigid with the team, the implication being that I didn't listen to them
