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Data visualization is the process of communicating data graphically. These can be tables, graphs, maps, timelines, matrices, tree diagrams, flow…

In a previous newsletter, I describe four common cultures that develop in various types of organizations: * Control * Collaboration * Cultivation * Competence…

Every organization has a culture that strongly influences employee beliefs, thinking, decision-making, and behaviors. According to MIT Professor Edgar Schein,…

In several previous newsletters I cover the essential elements of a data science story, but storytelling goes beyond the story…

As explained in my previous newsletter. A compelling story is more than just a chronology of events. If you present…

In Paul Smith's book Lead with a Story, he describes how the CEO of Procter & Gamble would…

In earlier newsletters I present a six-stage framework to structure the work a data science team performs and five techniques…

A project lifecycle can be a useful tool for structuring the process that a team follows. (A lifecycle is a…

Think about the last time you heard someone admit to being wrong about something important and personal. Not wrong about…

The big picture of storytelling is nailing down the five key elements of a story: characters, setting, plot, conflict, and…