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The benefits of improving data quality

Typically, if we can improve the quality of data, then we will have better information to support decision making. Better decisions will lead to better outcomes/results and will in turn be likely to have better quality data arising from them.

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What are your data beliefs?

This year’s Institute of Asset Management lecture was given by cognitive psychologist and specialist in leadership performance, behavioural change and culture, Javier Bajer. Javier explained in a very engaging manner three fallacies about change and I thought the final one makes a

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We’re all human

In our increasingly regulated and controlled working lives, it is easy to feel that we are just part of a big machine, doing repetitive and dull jobs. This is particularly the case if you work in call centres or other

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Decisions without information

  When I saw a review of the book “Die Kunst des klugen Handelns” (The Art of Acting Cleverly) which started with the words: “Try to get through life with a minimum of information. You will make better decisions. What you

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A-Z of successful meetings–A is for Action

  There are many different types and styles of meeting but one of their common characteristics is that to be efficient, decisions have to be made and actions given out. It’s not about the talking but what that leads to

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A-Z of Successful Meetings–A is for Attendees

Who you have at your meeting is crucial to it’s success. There is no point trying to solve a problem with a key department not represented or trying to agree expenditure without the budget holder there. Think about what you

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The A-Z of Successful Meetings – A is for Agenda

The agenda is a key tool to ensuring a successful meeting. It makes the leader think about the best use of the time in the meeting and outlines to the attendees what will be happening during the meeting. Timings on

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Is data slowing down “the business”?

I just spotted an interesting article in Computer Weekly “High touch is just as important as high tech“. The article paints an objective picture about how human interactions have been changed by technology. From a data perspective there is an

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“Information is the best disinfectant”

I went to an excellent talk recently by well known English politician Tony Benn as part of the Lichfield Literature Festival. One quotation he provided was the inspiration and title for this blog post “Information is the best disinfectant”. The

Julian Schwarzenbach 11th October 201026th January 2017 Blog No Comments Read more

All of our data is equal, some is more equal than others

To paraphrase George Orwell’s quotation from the novel ‘1984’ “All of our data is equal, some is more equal than others”. If all data is treated equally, how can we prioritise our efforts? Criticality is a method used in many

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