In Big Data Bernard Marr takes you through the world of big data and his SMART model which will help you not to get lost in the vast possibilities that data offers and focus on that what counts for your business.
Story about change: The village, its Ombu tree, and an unexpected event​
As the story goes an unexpected event can bring out fear, hope, and much more. But in the end it all comes down to how you react to this event.
Mindset story: The king’s blind trust
There was once a king who trusted his people to do right by him if he does right by them. Read the story to find out if they justified the king’s blind trust or do they take advantage of it.
Book review: BECOMING A DATA HEAD by Alex J. Gutman and Jordan Goldmeier
If you want to know how to think, speak and understand data science then it’s time to pick up the book Becoming a data head and see what it takes.
Mindset story: The woodcutter who gave up
If you need a reason to give up you will find one. But then again you probably don’t want to be remembered as the woodcutter who gave up. Or do you?
Wisdom story: The case of the stolen smell
The case of the stolen smell is a perfect example of how you should deal with unreasonable people and their unreasonable demands.
Wisdom story: The cake parable
In the cake parable, you will learn what happens when you focus on arguing and being right rather than finding the right solution.
Wisdom story: Something to eat, drink, plant for just one coin
If you had just one coin with which you must buy something to eat, to drink, to plant, and with which to feed a cow, what would you buy?
Book review: FROM DATA TO DECISION by Marco Vriens
In “From Data to Decision” you will find a clear and understandable explanation about most models that are used for simple and more complex analyses.
Leadership story: Is it all a waste of time or not?
If you are in a leadership role you may many times feel like all you do is a waste of time. But if you are aware of your responsibilities you know nothing is a waste of time.