Organizational Dynamics
105 posts filed under Organizational Dynamics.
AI Worry Gap - Engineers vs Executives
Executives see AI as opportunity. Engineers see it as threat. Neither is talking to the other about it.
Read →The Alex Problem - Hero Dependency
Alex knows everything about your data platform. When Alex leaves, you're in trouble.
Read →Managers Overseeing 3X More People Than 2017
The average data team manager is overseeing nearly 3X more people than in 2017. Something has to give.
Read →Firefighters vs Pyromaniacs
Your best firefighter might be your worst pyromaniac.
Read →Hybrid Data Governance
Your governance is either a bottleneck or ignored. The data says 80% of companies can't find the middle ground.
Read →Metadata Management ROI
Engineers losing 10-20% of their time to repetitive questions. Most teams don't even measure it.
Read →The Reorg That Made Everything Worse
They reorganized the data team three times in two years. Each time, things got worse.
Read →How to Prioritize Data Requests in 3 Steps
When everything is "high priority," nothing gets done. Here's how to fix your data request backlog in three steps.
Read →The Destabilizing Effect of Constant Org Chart Shuffle
Only 23% of reorganizations achieve their objectives. The other 77% just reset the clock.
Read →Architecture Advisory: The 3 Questions I Ask First
In week one of any architecture review, I ask the same 3 questions.
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