Are you a data professional struggling to influence others with your data savvy? Wondering what may be missing? If you’re one of those data professionals who is seeking a proven way to influence your users and win their trust, this BI masterclass is for you!
Ryan Deeds, a classified BI ‘rockstar’, is yet another example of an ‘action taker’ who took our BI Data Storytelling Mastery workshop and completely transformed his career. Today, Ryan is the VP of Data Technology at Assurex Global, but he didn’t start out there! Listen to how Ryan went from a normal data professional to a chief data storyteller in a few months!
“We started to build engagement with the end user, it's a communication mechanism, that's what dashboarding really is." – 11:40
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3 Knowledge Bombs
- Ryan on complicated dashboards - “If what you're building requires that you have to explain and transfer too much knowledge, it's not good enough.”
- Ryan on creating a data driven culture - “Truly engaging the end user, and developing dashboards that show their progress and win, creates a culture shift.”
- Ryan on gaining user buy-in- “Getting peoples buy-in before you start showing an Analytic is critical to success.”
In this episode, you'll learn:
- [13:25] - The failure that shaped Ryan's journey that so many can relate to.
- [16:32] - Key Quote: "The whole organization didn't have any idea on how to leverage data, so we were all learning together. We have nothing in place. It was all Excel." - Ryan Deeds
- [17:01] - AHA Moment: Ryan shares the moment he stopped everything, and knew he needed a change.
- [20:20] - The two critical things he learned at the BI Data Storytelling workshop that changed everything and will do the same for you
- [22:00] - Key Quote: "Less is more. The more clarity in which you can articulate that goal, and how that metric is changing that, the more buy in you will have." - Ryan Deeds
- [22:50] - Ryan's teaches how the key to getting a measurable goal from your users.
- [25:16] - Ryan shares what change his engagement with his users, and what you need to focus on.
- [29:30] - Ryan's shares how his new goal for Analytics changed their entire culture.
- [35:45] - Ryan's give you his ultimate advice for "moving forward."
- [39:25] - Ryan explains why data is really about engagement .. a refreshing view that puts a spin on his approach.
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"When I think about data, I think about employee engagement." – 39:25
Links and Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Connect to Ryan Deeds via Email | LinkedIn
- Check out Ryan's - Podcast | Blog
- Ryan recommends reading - Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Ryan works at Assurex Global
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