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5 Concepts That Will Help Your Team Be More Data-Driven

Harvard Business Review

I’ve spent my career helping companies address their data and data quality opportunities. Fortunately managers, aided by a senior data scientist engaged for a few hours a week, can introduce five powerful “tools” that will help their existing teams start to use analytics more powerfully to solve important business problems.

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To Handle Increased Stress, Build Your Resilience

Harvard Business Review

We turn to productivity tools or apps that promise to help us manage mounting pressures or we look for ways to alleviate our discomfort: find a different job, hire a new employee to take on an increased workload, or switch careers. Analysis alone isn’t enough. But these solutions are often temporary and ineffective.

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Identifying Root Causes Beats Quick Fixes Every Time

Frank Sonnenberg Online

She appears often on national radio and writes a weekly blog entitled COMMON THREADS to help people realize the power they have over their lives. Are You Addressing the Root Cause With Quick Fixes? Follow her on twitter @sarahhiner and Instagram @sarahhiner705.

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