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Not all data are created equal analytics change practitioner Jan 31, 2026

We live in a world awash in data. Most of us walk around with devices that are radiating and receiving signals from cell towers, satellites, Bluetooth, near field readers, and more. Organizations have inputs from clients and suppliers and operations. There is no shortage of data. For many managerial...

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Start with a Question or Hypothesis analytics change practitioner Jan 25, 2026

There is an insidious problem that pervades many attempts to analyze business progress. Somewhat counterintuitively, this problem grows as the availability of data increases. The impact is dramatic. Analysis stalls and initiatives can fail because the insight is not there. The dynamic is the draw to...

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Measuring Belonging analytics change joy research May 25, 2025

Written by Ed Cook

One of the Ten Dimensions of Joy at Work is  Belonging. It is one of the more obvious dimensions, who doesn’t want to belong; however, measuring belonging is not as obvious. Although we believe there is much that humans can simply intuit about joy attributes, such as belong...

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How can I reduce the risk to my change goals? analytics change leadership Aug 24, 2022

Written by Roxanne Brown

When we’re seeking behavior change in the workplace, measuring it can seem like a really strange thing to do. Aren’t people too unpredictable to make measuring worthwhile? What exactly would we measure? What could it possibly tell us that we can act on? All valid concer...

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