Archive - Wrong But Useful

Beware the SLOTH

An opinionated take on data work, careers and teams.

Dec 31, 2023 •

October 2023

Choosing Your Battles

While planning season brings it into sharper focus, prioritization is an evergreen topic for data teams. Some of this is because we're asked to do too…

Oct 2, 2023 •

May 2023

Don't do it for the glory

I talk to a lot of data leaders, and I frequently get the impression that they’re not looking for responsibility as much as they’re looking for respect…

May 23, 2023 •

January 2023

It seems like it happened slowly, then all at once. For some time it was the consensus that new data tools and technologies were going to be the thing…

Jan 1, 2023 •

November 2022

Managing the Abstraction Mix

I was recently talking to a friend who, through a dramatic turn of events, has found herself as the senior-most data leader at her company. Where she…

Nov 21, 2022 •

September 2022

Deciding if a data leadership role is something you actually want to do

The current economic climate makes folks feel nervous about changing jobs, and yet I still see plenty of people playing the game of musical chairs…

Sep 5, 2022 •

July 2022

Analysts are explorers

There’s a truism in the data community that companies always make the mistake of hiring an analyst before a data engineer. I understand why this is such…

Jul 17, 2022 •

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