Blog: Technical and Leadership Articles

From a Sr. Business Intelligence Leader at Amazon

8 Steps for a Successful Mentorship analytics leadership management Nov 02, 2022

If you’re like most people in the world, you probably want to grow and improve your skills.  And somewhere along your journey, someone has probably suggested having a mentorship to help you improve. 

What typically occurs is that you’ll be introduced to another co-worker,...

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What is Jira and Why Should I Be Using It? analytics analytics engineering data data engineering management Apr 22, 2022

If you’ve never used Jira (or any other issue tracking software) then allow me to introduce you to Jira. If you are an existing user, hopefully I’ll be able to share a few practices that may be of benefit to you and your environment. This article provides an introduction to Jira and...

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Embracing Mistakes of Team Members leadership management Apr 09, 2022

 

I’ve had a philosophy about embracing and championing mistakes for most of my life and how it has helped me to create better teams. Some of this philosophy comes from my core values and beliefs but some of it also became solidified after witnessing some pretty horrible...

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Are you Treating your Analysts like Task Rabbits? analytics data management stakeholders Feb 16, 2022

Throughout my career I’ve seen a number of different analytics teams and as you might expect, there are a handful of similarities and a handful of differences in how each team operates. But one thing that has consistently stuck out is how analysts are frequently hired, viewed, and utilized...

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Are you Really Creating Opportunities for your Team? analytics leadership management Feb 02, 2022

With the Super Bowl just days away and Tom Brady’s retirement announcement being made public, I felt that this would be a good time to discuss how teams and individuals are built. Leveraging of course, some stories from Tom Brady, his career, and football teams.

I have a question for you....

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A Blueprint for Your Staff leadership management Feb 02, 2022

Have you ever worked on a project where you felt extremely proud of your contribution only to have management disregard your work? What about if you felt that you were being helpful and inclusive by copying your manager on all of your emails, only to find out that your manager finds you annoying...

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