EPISODE · Jul 31, 2024 · 29 MIN
200: Data Team Struggles: Telling Stakeholders the Truth vs. What They Want to Hear (How to Tell The Truth, Tactfully)
from The Data Stack Show · host Rudderstack
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:Lightning Round Discussion (1:21)Data Team's Truthfulness (2:21)Culture as a Blocker (9:10)Misconceptions about Data Jobs (10:32)Cultural and Technological Influences (11:51)Challenges in Data Science Projects (15:19)Embracing the Process (17:23)Barriers to Entry (19:36)Hiring Data Leaders (22:06)Challenges of Data Leadership (25:38)Evolving Hiring Criteria (27:30)The Data Stack Show is a weekly podcast powered by RudderStack, the CDP for developers. Each week we’ll talk to data engineers, analysts, and data scientists about their experience around building and maintaining data infrastructure, delivering data and data products, and driving better outcomes across their businesses with data.RudderStack helps businesses make the most out of their customer data while ensuring data privacy and security. To learn more about RudderStack visit rudderstack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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This week on The Data Stack Show, it’s the next rendition of the Cynical Data Guy. Eric and John are joined by Matthew Kelliher-Gibson, the Cynical Data Guy, for their monthly discussion. They engage in a lightning round, analyzing various LinkedIn posts related to data and data science. Topics include data teams' transparency with stakeholders, simplifying complex data, generative AI's role in cultural adoption, and the impact of the "sexiest job of the 21st century" article on data science careers. The group also discusses the influence of "Moneyball" on data science perceptions, the importance of understanding data models, and more.
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200: Data Team Struggles: Telling Stakeholders the Truth vs. What They Want to Hear (How to Tell The Truth, Tactfully)
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