Can You Explain Your Data Science Value in an Elevator Ride?

Published: Wed, 06/25/25

Most data scientists can't Hi, Can you e plain why your data science work matters in the time it takes to ride an elevator? Most data scientists…

Why "Slow and Steady" Will Kill Your Data Science Career

Published: Sun, 06/22/25

3 Mindset Shifts That Will Turbo-Charge Your Data Science Career Hi, The average person changes careers 5-7 times during their working life. Yet many…

Nobody Asks Accounting to Prove Their Worth (Data Scientists Do it Daily)

Published: Wed, 06/18/25

Updated: Sun, 06/22/25

Stop being the best-kept secret in your organisation. Hi, Data science is the only profession I know where you have to market yourself within your own…

Data Science Career Growth Mistake #4: Silent Success Syndrome

Published: Sun, 06/15/25

Part 5 of 5 Hi, Over the past few weeks, I've shared three critical mistakes that can stall a data science career: the "skills collection trap",…

Don't Become a Data Science Fact-Finder for Hire

Published: Wed, 06/11/25

Hi, When deadlines loom, it's easy for data scientists to become fact-finders for hire. Here's how it usually happens: Your boss needs results for…

Data Science Career Growth Mistake #3: The POC Graveyard

Published: Sun, 06/08/25

Part 4 of 5 Hi, In my previous emails, I've been e ploring the hidden mistakes that keep data scientists from advancing their careers. We've discussed…

ChatGPT Transformed Data Science (Except What Matters Most)

Published: Wed, 06/04/25

Hi, While everyone's scrambling to learn the latest AI tools, most data scientists are missing one key truth - the fundamentals of good data science…

Data Science Career Growth Mistake 2: The Order-Taker Trap

Published: Sun, 06/01/25

Part 3 of 5 Hi, In my previous two emails, I shared how the skills that help you land a data science job aren't the same ones that help you advance…

My Teenage Excel Crimes (and How to Avoid Them)

Published: Wed, 05/28/25

Confessions of a former chart criminal Hi, My teenage E cel charts were crimes against data visualisation. Picture this...3D e ploding pie charts with…

Data Science Career Growth Mistake #1: The Skills Collection Trap

Published: Sun, 05/25/25

Part 2 of 5 Hi, In last Monday's email, I introduced the parado many data scientists face: the technical skills that help you land your first job…