“Leverage” is an overused phrase in many business settings, but focus for a moment on the actual meaning. A lever multiplies the force you apply to it, and that multiplier depends on where you place the fulcrum. As you mature as a data practitioner, you’ll learn how to leverage your technical skills. Rather than simply using your tools to complete tasks, you’ll focus on where and how to apply your effort for maximum impact.
This is part 3
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This is part 2 of a series on the skills that enable data practitioners to develop consistently high impact and success. I hope that it helps individual contributors understand how
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A successful data practitioner has a visible impact on their organization. They may shape meaningful tactical and strategic decisions, build products that drive growth, or design experiments that shed light
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Data analysts wear a lot of hats, and the first ones to join a team may wear some extra ones. In doing so, they’ll have soaked up a
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Over the years I have had the opportunity to work for various companies, and no two onboarding experiences have been the same. In the data world, onboarding can become challenging
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Since September 2021, Emilie has been working at Amplify Partners, an early-stage investment firm, where she is not involved in investment decisions. She has indicated Amplify portfolio companies referenced in
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Not enough effort has been made to understand the people using data products, what they want to get done, and the broader context in which they operate. I believe there
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Your team invested a lot of effort into building self-service data tools, but your stakeholders aren’t using it as much as you hoped, or in the ways that you hoped.
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