Insights
Notes from
the sharp end.
Short pieces on what actually makes data and AI transformation work. Written from having done it, not from having read about it.
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The four failures that kill data teams
Reactive order-taking, siloed execution, no accountability, inconsistent quality. Every data function I have seen struggle was losing to at least two of them.
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Everyone was a data analyst
I inherited a team where the job titles described a hiring process, not the work. Rewriting every job description to the outcome I needed was the highest-leverage thing I did.
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Make the partnership contractual
The single change that did most to stop reactive order-taking was writing down what each side owed the other, and having both sides sign it.
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