dashboard /ˈdaʃbɔːd/ An arrangement of gauges and controls in a motor vehicle. A board of wood or leather in front of a carriage, to keep out mud. As Paul Dawson writes today: The builders of the early motor vehicles borrowed their methods and their language from the horse-drawn vehicles they had long been familiar with. … Continue reading Dashboards
Uncomfortable Truths
By John Worne A nice piece below in Management Today on biases and cognitive dissonance. As Daniel Kahneman puts it: "We’re blind to our blindness. We have very little idea of how little we know. We're not designed to know how little we know."A new one on me is the 'Ikea Effect' - being disproportionately proud … Continue reading Uncomfortable Truths
HBR – What to consider before asking for new Analytics
When it comes to requesting new data or analytics from data scientists, a lot of managers don’t know the right questions to ask to get the information they need. But if you don’t frame the request correctly, you might leave your analyst uncertain about how to proceed. Here are three questions to think about: What … Continue reading HBR – What to consider before asking for new Analytics
The Specialist-Generalist 