Purchasing a new vehicle can be an overwhelming process. Do you want a car, truck, SUV or maybe a crossover? Which is best for you? Which brand is best? Which model, which trim package? So many choices! When you purchase a motor vehicle, you are putting a lot of money into the product, so you […]
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L. David Marquet has written a couple of books that, in my opinion should be ‘required reading’ for any manager. In his second book, ‘Leadership is language’ the author discusses the idea of collaboration versus coercion. In the book, Marquet tells the story of a doomed ship and how, among other things, the captains use
A few weeks ago, my social media algorithm decided I needed to see a bunch of talented cooks preparing “regular” food. Omelets, burgers, pizza, etc. I saw some cool stuff! Mostly what I saw were professionals who took raw materials and within a moment or two created the best-looking burger and fries I have ever
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Many legacy organizations manage modern projects using similar methods as described in the ground breaking, turn of the century book “The Principles of Scientific Management” …which century do you ask? 20th…this book was first published in 1901! The author, Fredric Winslow Taylor was indeed cutting edge back then. Taylor advocated for many things, including a
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In 2008, I got my first healthcare data job! I had just spent the last 8 years as a contractor doing some cool stuff with data and getting a lot of great experience. I got lucky when a couple of folks at a local pediatric institution hired me to help develop and convert inpatient and
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Sun Tzu once said something like “if you know your enemy and you know yourself, you will win every battle”. I would like to paraphrase…if you know your data and if you know how to use it you will have successful data projects every time. Here is the rub…healthcare data is notoriously “dirty” and relatively
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Mental Model Lately, I have been studying about “Mental Models” help us “lump” complex ideas and details into handy nuggets of actionable information. Charlie Munger once said “… you can’t really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang ’em back. If the facts don’t hang together on a latticework of
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In the early 1990’s, the Internet was in its civilian (non-university) infancy and the influx of ideas, people and technology created roadblocks to the growth of the Internet. There are many parallels today between Business Intelligence/ Analytics (BI/A) now and the Internet then. In the early 1990’s, some countries were well advanced in their implementation
A few years ago, I took a job as a team lead of a small group of DBA’s at a small pediatric hospital. I loved the opportunity that I was given and will be grateful for the person who gave me that chance. Prior to this gig, I had spent the past couple years consuming
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