Help Your Team Stop Fearing Data
Data
is permeating the nooks and crannies of every industry, which
understandably makes many people nervous about their jobs, teams, and
companies.
Fear can paralyze both teams and individuals, so good
managers don’t allow it to fester. To help your team stop fearing data,
start by reading and studying.
Find books and news articles that are relevant to your industry.
Next, practice using data.
Pick something that interests you, then gather some data on it.
Create
simple plots, compute some statistics, and ask yourself what the data
means.
As your knowledge grows, push forward.
Dig into
other data sets, learn the difference between causation and correlation,
and share what you find with your team.
Finally, bring data into your daily work.
Challenge your team to gather all relevant facts when making decisions.
Using data in your everyday routines will help everyone feel more
comfortable with it.
No comments:
Post a Comment