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The next data bottleneck
What clever or crazy data questions do people ask for when there’s nothing to stop them from asking?
Dec 30, 2025
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When does one become the other?
Jun 16, 2024
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Katie Bauer
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Beware the SLOTH
An opinionated take on data work, careers and teams.
Dec 31, 2023
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Katie Bauer
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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
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Katie Bauer
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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
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Katie Bauer
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Elbows of data
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
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Katie Bauer
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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
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Katie Bauer
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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
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Katie Bauer
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