Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

What are you investing in this weekend?

Having taken the decision to be a qualified management accountant from IMA | Institute of Management Accountants at the start of my career, helped with both my career as well as my mindset. When you do a purchase, it either falls into the investment bucket or the expense one.If you are buying this weekend, make… Continue reading What are you investing in this weekend?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

Are you thinking of doing a graduate or a post graduate degree?

Education can be transformational if you allow it to. It can change both your professional and personal life, it enriches your mind and thinking. If I could say something to that late 20s me who applied for the Alliance Manchester Business School and was not sure how it would be, I would say “don’t think… Continue reading Are you thinking of doing a graduate or a post graduate degree?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

What is your passion? Have you planned your 2023 passion goals?

What is your passion? Have you planned your 2023 passion goals? I am passionate about data strategy, analytics and future technologies and started planning for 2023 early November. Started asking questions you for thoughts here and building my own 2023 roadmap (working in data strategy, I have to personally use my skills 😀) Yesterday Unilever… Continue reading What is your passion? Have you planned your 2023 passion goals?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring, Data Strategy

What do you look for when hirning in Data, Analytics and future technology?

Having set Data and Analytics teams from scratch several times, I had the opportunity to hire and shape teams. Below are few things that I made sure to consider: That I am not hiring another me. This may happen subconsciously so be aware of it as you want more than your skills. A strong team… Continue reading What do you look for when hirning in Data, Analytics and future technology?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring

What are you waiting for to start?

Are you thinking of starting something different? Starting a new course maybe? Starting a new project at work? Starting a career in Data and Analytics? Take this weekend to relax, reflect and review that. Start nowStart where you areStart with fear, doubt and being unsureStart thinking and planingStart with what you have and see how… Continue reading What are you waiting for to start?

Data & Analytics Career Mentoring, Data Strategy

Excel is not a database

As a data strategy practitioner and academic, the thought of this picture made me freak out 😳 This is not even an option, excel is definitely: Not a database. There is a reason why Microsoft created Azure. Not to be used for interactive cross functional reporting. There is a reason why Microsoft has created Powerbi… Continue reading Excel is not a database