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Hire for Curiosity
Technical skills can be taught. Curiosity, judgment, and communication are much harder to develop. I look for people who ask "why" naturally.
Standardize the Boring Stuff
Code style, naming conventions, folder structure, documentation templates - standardize all of it. It frees up mental energy for the interesting problems.
Manage Stakeholders, Not Just Data
The hardest part of analytics leadership isn't the analysis - it's helping stakeholders ask better questions and act on the answers.
Build Systems, Not Reports
Every report request is an opportunity to build a system. Can this be automated? Can it be self-serve? Can we build it once and serve many teams?
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