reading
Book review: Qur'Anic Concept Of War, The by S.K. Malik
I'm starting to keep reviews of books that I am using for my studies on my blog. Here is the first one.
Kate Carruthers
awards
CDO Magazine Announces Its 2021 List of Academic Data Leaders
It is a great honour to be listed as one of the CDO Magazine 2021 Academic Data Leaders. CDO Magazine is always on the leading edge of the data world so it is so exciting to be named among such an august group. "CDO Magazine is committed to being
speaking
The Data Storytellers Podcast
Had a chat with the lovely Paul Capon from the Data Storytellers podcast recently.
ideas
Is data really new oil?
In the past I used this analogy of data being the new oil in several presentations in the context of showing people that there was an awful lot of it to manage. But that was before I thought about it.
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Career Aspirations Post Pandemic: What Every Hiring Manager Needs to Know
Did an interesting chat recently with some lovely folks - Renée Gallant from @SheLovesData and Felipe Flores from @DataFuturology - about career paths and diversity in data.
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Why Data Governance Is the Cornerstone for Data and Analytics
Had the pleasure of joining Jason Tan on his The Analytics Show podcast for a chat about data governance. It was a wide ranging discussion and covered a lot of ground, including: * The importance of data governance for any kind of organisation. * 5 questions to ask yourself while building your
future
Future of data insight and analytics
Had a good chat with the very kind Reza Rad on his Tech Visionaries podcast.
ideas
Thought Leadership Series: The Future of Education
Was on a panel at Microsoft Reactor in Sydney: "Collaboration, productivity and remaining connected have taken a new form in an increasingly virtual world. The way we learn and engage with our peers and community has presented challenges and opportunities. Some task or even jobs that require face to
management & leadership
Table Talk: What makes someone a compelling hire?
Yesterday I took part in a discussion at a Table Talk session for Microsoft Ignite on what makes a compelling hire. My co-hosts were Lars Klint, Robert Crane, Hamish Watson, Janaka Rangama (thanks to Lars for the screenshot below). A huge thanks also to everyone who joined in and to
ideas
Nominated: Corinium 2020 Business of Data Top 100 Innovators in #Data and #Analytics
Honoured to have been named as one of the 2020 Business of Data Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics by Corinium Global Intelligence. Thank-you to the team at Corinium for the nomination. Again, a huge thank-you to my team at UNSW who are the ones that bring my crazy
speaking
#MVPbuzzChat podcast series
Had a good chat with the lovely Christian Buckley from the #MVPbuzzChat podcast series
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The Leadership Panel: The Value of Data
Joined the Leadership Panel for "The Value of Data" for a chat. "In this edition of "The Leadership Panel" you will hear from a range of industry leaders who will be discussing why Data is described as "the new oil", the benefits it