Do You Have the Energy to Get to Where You Want to Be?

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"You're expected to kind of drive your own first 90-day plan," she says. "There should be a purpose for you to exist in the organization, but like you also should feel comfortable imposing your perspective on the organization ... You know it better than anyone else." If someone is unfamiliar with data space, do you have the energy to convince this person about the resources you're going to need? It's important to think about the stakeholders you're working with and get their buy-in.

You've got some solid experience under your belt, and you're starting to feel like you're ready to move into a data leadership role. What does that even mean? Shifting your keystrokes from SQL to slide decks? Maybe (but maybe not). Katie Bauer, Head of Data at GlossGenius, has held multiple data leadership roles over the course of her career, and she penned a thoughtful post on the various tactics she employed to find a role that is a good fit. She wrote the post so that she wouldn't have to keep repeating herself when data folks in her network reached out for advice. But that didn't stop this podcast from reaching out to record a lively discussion on the topic! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.