Data Science versus Red Tape, a COVID-19 Story. — You’ve been home for two weeks, you are beginning to realize that your company is going to remain closed for a while. In fact, they just sent you a furlough notice. You’re spending so much time helping the kids adjust to on-line school you barely have time to realize that…

A strategy to create an ego-less and resilient team. I’m fortunate that I get to conduct a lot of interviews in my job. We always seem to be hiring someone. To some people this probably sounds terrible, interviews can be uncomfortable for all parties. When they go bad, it can…

A simple way to improve your data science project. — “Each week, I run this code after updating it with the new dates. I compile it with historical data, disaggregate it based on the SOP, and then upload it into the dashboard template. Once I’ve checked for errors, I alert the distro-list that the updates are complete” I sat there…

How to measure your project’s impact. — A few weeks ago at a team meeting, I couldn’t help but notice how much some people focused on the specifics of project development and deployment. As they described what they were working on, they kept failing to explain how the project fit into the needs of the organization. When…

Here comes big brother? Or finally our savior? — On January 13, 2020 the U.S. government published draft rules for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the United States. (NOTE: This draft is available for public comments until March 13, so there is still an opportunity to exercise your democratic voice!) Background For those not familiar with the process…

Can we know how the government is using our data? — Overview and Background Unless you work in law or the government you may not be aware that most decisions that the U.S. government makes about citizens are fairly controlled and transparent. …

How I use my impostor syndrome to improve myself as a leader. — “Never compare yourself to others. Only compare the person you are today to the person you were the day before.” ― Unknown Author I was having a casual conversation with an former employee about her current position. In a round about way we ended up talking about leadership. What brought…

How do we keep the “science” in “data science”? It’s a pretty common occurrence. Our senior leadership returns from a meeting — or god forbid, an “offsite strategy session” — full of good ideas and direction to improve the organization. …

There is more than overcoming impostor syndrome, there is real value to add. — Many of us know this feeling well. Or you will someday. You have moved into a brand new position. You were hired or promoted for you work in a different part of the organization. In many instances, you had your first leadership role there leading a team of individual contributors…