Tim O'Brien: Take the analysis you're already doing and just turn it on its side a little bit. And then instead of pushing out just the answer to the question you are asked, i want you to push out the thing you've found. The number of inbound requests coming to the data team, we'll go down. That little switch does wonders for creating space for the data team to really drive and decide and prioritize the work that they're doing.
If you're like most data workers, you probably spend a little bit of time reacting to and servicing data requests, a bit more time on some larger analysis projects, and then you've got a big pile of free time where you're wondering what else you should be doing. Oh. No? You're absolutely drowning in work and questioning whether you're actually providing value? Yeah. That's actually much more common. We were just kidding with that opener. The great news, though, is that Emilie Schario joined us to talk about different tactics (strategies?) for finding the capacity to do more and better work, regardless of your level in your organization. For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the
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