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13: Chris Carr: Sticky Beak

https://smarterdatapeople.com/episode-player/583/chris-carr.mp3

Chris Carr is my guest today. He has spent a long career in the analytics space in financial services. Here’s his linked in profile.

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Chris Carr was voted one of the top 10 leaders in Analytics by IAPA in 2018.

He speaks about:

  • the variety and interest that comes with working in a larger organisation (and being a bit of a sticky beak)
  • the “we’ve got data, let’s do something with it” problem
  • His bent towards “exposure” on the Exposure – Education – Experience idea (70/20/10)  and his method for researching through people (what he calls “self-researchers”
  • his preferences for recruiting and a growing feeling that “If I had to start from scratch I wouldn’t start with analysts”
  • why he calls himself an analytics professional
  • the kinds of questions he doesn’t ask when he recruits (and the answers he’s looking for)
  • the need to keep sight of the end stage which is a decision
  • why scoping well is a time saver
  • the difficulty of beautiful dashboards
  • how he structures his day (newsflash: being at work early isn’t compulsory)
  • how he keeps up to date on what his teams are up to, how he builds team and learns at the same time
  • which meeting is the most attended meeting for his team each week?
  • his realisation about how hard he may have been to manage in his early career
  • why you can’t learn everything from a book
  • his favourite charity is the Heart Foundation

Some links for Chris Carr’s podcast

Why it’s a hassle that Internal consultants are perceived as “free” to their stakeholders, and what it means you need to know how to do.

I mention Generosity burnout

My cardiologist tells me it’s in sight that no one will die of heart disease: the Polypill  and here as well.

I mention

  • Shailendra Kumar
  • Aaron Artery

who have both appeared on this podcast.


Posted On February 21, 2019

Posted By Cindy Tonkin

Posted In Season 2

Tagged learning professional development recruiting soft skills

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