The Power of Mentor Mantras: A Tool for Modern Leadership
Mentor mantras such as “the speed of the leader determines the speed of the pack” are more than just words; they are guiding principles that shape our mindset, behaviors, and, ultimately, our business success.
Did 2023 Layoffs Create a Talent Explosion?: Navigating 2024 Tech Talent
Everyone knows someone who was let go or has LinkedIn connections with the infamous green “Open To Work” banner, but have these massive 2023 tech layoffs resulted in a tech talent explosion in 2024? The answer may surprise you. Read on to learn more how to navigate tech talent in 2024 from both an employer and tech talent point of view.
SEO Is Far From Dead in 2024
Our own Zach Chahalis recently sat down to discuss SEO in 2024. See his takes on how SEO will be increasingly important in 2024.
AI for businesses of any size
While it takes effort to build an AI and ML practice, it may be easier than you imagine. In this guide, we’ll lay out some of the basic principles for success.
Leading with Data Culture
Data is invaluable. Virtually everyone acknowledges its importance. The challenge lies in translating this belief into tangible results. Too often leaders invest in data technologies and teams, yet often find themselves falling short of expectations. This is where the concept of "data culture" becomes crucial.
Do CEOs Need Dashboards?
A dashboard, the CEO’s north star, isn’t just a tool; it’s a compass guiding leaders toward their business objectives. A well-designed dashboard consolidates complex data streams into digestible, visually compelling insights. It offers a real-time pulse of the company’s health, allowing leaders to make informed decisions swiftly.
Unlocking Data-Driven Success: Navigating The World Of KPIs & KPLs
KPIs and KPLs are more than just numbers; they are the driving force behind your business's strategic objectives. By understanding the true impact of KPIs and their underlying levers, using the Stacked Affinity Method, you can drive your business toward success.
Customer Spotlight: Jack Stack Barbecue
A local, family-owned, nationally loved business from Kansas City leverages its data assets to compete with the biggest and best global brands.
How to Be an Insider: 3 Things Data Consultants Can Do to Integrate with Clients’ Teams
The more you communicate with your client’s team, the better you’ll understand their goals and challenges. You’ll be in a stronger position to make savvier, more useful suggestions about how they use data.
Unlocking the Secrets of Success: Navigating the Choices of Marketing Attribution Models
An experience-based perspective to help you discover the best marketing attribution model for your business by weighing the pros and cons of different models including First Touch, Last Touch, Linear, Time Decay, and Marketing Mix Modeling.
Stop. What is Data Governance, Really?
Effective data governance provides dual playbooks; one as a platform for developing important business outcomes (growth, efficiency, risk reduction, environmental impact) and two addressing oncoming regulatory pressures and technological changes impacting respective industries.
“The CFO is the New Chief Feelings Officer.” Wait, What??? Yes, Get Ready to Dance!
A CFO who is in touch with and models an awareness of feelings, coming from a place of authenticity, fosters an environment of purposeful trust. Finance departments are crucial to how a company runs. A two-way flow from finance to all other business functions, a constant ebb and flow back and forth to align business objectives, will be vital in enabling digital finance transformation.
Machine Learning for Ecommerce
Ecommerce brands have a tremendous amount of information about their customers — so much, in fact, that it can be difficult to understand without the powerful tools offered by machine learning.
Lessons on Creating Value through Risk Assessment from the British Royal Navy? Yes, Please!
Military veterans’ experiences enhance strategy and execution in the workplace every day. Learn how a former member of the British Royal Navy creates value through risk assessment at Burberry.
What Is Analytics Ops?
Analytics shouldn’t be a project with a firm end date. Rather, you should be using data to make business decisions, which generates more data that you can analyze to make better decisions, which generates more data, and on and on.
Mark’s take on Stacked Analytics
When you’re able to get to a place like that, when you’re not fiddling with spreadsheets or duct-taping an ETL process together, something awesome happens. You’re able to focus on higher-value, more rewarding work and tackle more important questions.