Episodes
Friday Sep 11, 2020
Friday Sep 11, 2020
On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason are joined by Adam Jenkins. Adam is a digital analytics veteran with extensive experience in the industry. He’s watched the industry evolve and offers a wealth of information, not just with data with experiences in life.
Adam has spent time with Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Adobe, as well as founded Digital IQ. Adam is currently the Global Data Strategy Head for GlueIQ.
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Friday Jul 31, 2020
33 Tangents - Episode #118 - Enjoying the Journey
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
“Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then, when you’re no longer thinking ahead, each footstep isn’t just a means to an end but a unique event in itself. This leaf has jagged edges. This rock looks loose. From this place the snow is less visible, even though closer. These are things you should notice anyway. To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow.”
- Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
With today’s hustle culture, we’re told we’ve got to be constantly moving. We’ve got to be striving to reach a goal (the promotion, the raise, a new house, etc) or someone else will get it. We also feel this in tasks with work. “If I just stay up late tonight and tomorrow night I’ll bang this project out and then I’ll have some time to breathe.”
This gives us the impression that we’ll be happy, or better off, as soon as we get to that destination. The fallacy with this mindset is that we’ll never be satisfied and work will always be there. There will always be something more to accomplish and more work to complete. What is driving the hustle culture? What is attractive about it?
On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason talk about what it means to “enjoy the journey” with work.
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Friday Jun 05, 2020
33 Tangents - Episode #110 - Being Human at Work
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
We’ve been conditioned that we need to have a corporate image while at work. Personal items remain at home and are not intermingled with work. Personal causes and beliefs should be suppressed and not shared.
The last couple of months have been trying on multiple fronts. People are scared, stressed out, and struggling to manage at times. The Covid-19 pandemic has required corporate office workers to work from home and home school children at the same time, resulting in the sounds of family in the background of conference calls. The recent murder of George Floyd and resulting protests and demonstrations have stirred a wide range of emotions in so many. People have inspired to break down the stoic corporate image and share their personal feelings and stories.
Why have we been told we need to have our “corporate image” that is devoid of personal notes? How can you be human at work and share what is going on personally? What happens to a team when everyone starts shedding their corporate facade?
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Friday Apr 03, 2020
33 Tangents - Episode #101 - When Should You Fire a Client?
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
We’ve all worked for organizations where we’ve dealt with toxic clients. These clients know that no matter what they do, what they demand, they will be supported. The concept of “firing clients” is often floated about, but can be seen as rhetoric.
When and why should you fire a client? How can you tell the difference between a tough client and a client that needs to be fired?
On this week’s episode of #33 Tangents, Jason, Bryant, and Jim talk about circumstances where it is necessary to part ways with a client, following a discussion around Seinfeld.
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Friday Mar 27, 2020
33 Tangents - Episode #100 - How to Plan Your Day Yet Remain Flexible
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
On our last episode, we discussed making conscious decsions when planning your day. The expected result is being able to accomplish the items you’ve designated as critical without being waylaid or distracted for any number reasons.
On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason discuss how recent a client reached out to with something that is truly urgent, requiring a pivot.
How do recognize when a situation is truly urgent and not overblown or a distraction? How do you go about planning your day and week so as not to be too rigid preventing you from responding actual critical items?
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Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Being constantly busy is often times a symptom of procrastination, though people do not feel like they’re procrastinating since they are working. Being in a constant reactionary state makes you feel productive in the moment, but it prevents you from doing the really important things.
How do you recognize busy work from valuable work? How does this impact a person in general? What does this mean for practitioners and technical implementers in the analytics space specifically?
On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents Jim and Jason discuss how people get stuck in this trap and ways to get out of it.
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Friday Jan 31, 2020
33 Tangents - Episode #92 - Cheating and Inauthenticity
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
In our last episode, Jason, Hila, and Jim discussed what it meant to “Be The Wolf” when engaging with clients. At the core of that approach is to be authentic and genuine. On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jason, Hila, and Jim talk about the other side, dishonesty and cheating.
Right now the Houston Astros, and their 2017 World Series Win, are embroiled in scandal surrounding cheating. In the business world, we’ve seen the controversy with Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos.
What drives people to be dishonest & cheat? Why don’t they think they’ll be caught?
Things we talk about:
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou
The Inventor: Out for Blood
T-Shirt Canons and Chandeliers
Paragon of virtue
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Friday Dec 20, 2019
33 Tangents - Episode #86 - Your Data Is Not Perfect
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Data collection is not perfect and that is ok. That being said, we’re not talking about accepting major flaws or gaps. You can still work with imperfect data and gain insights.
How do you prevent the pursuit of perfection from blocking you making progress with the data that you have? Is perfect data even attainable? How can you identify an imperfection that is acceptable as compared with a flaw or gap that needs to be addressed?
On this week’s episode of 33 Tangents, Jim and Jason discuss their experiences with clients who had become paralyzed over imperfections and the steps that can be taken to get the focus in the right areas.
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Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
We’re taking a break this week to spend time with our families during the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ll be back with a new episode on December 13, 2019.
This episode was originally published on August 23, 2019.
The business world is often thought of as cold and calculating. The only purpose employees serve is to make widgets and check items off a list. When push comes to shove, employees are cut loose when finances are tight. Employees are scared to reach out and ask for help for fear of being seen as weak, thought of as less, and someone else taking their job.
There are those that are trying to change it. More and more are talking about building a culture of trust within their business or organization. The key things with a trust culture is the ability to be honest and vulnerable in order to make yourself, your team, and your org better. Dan Roden is one of those people and he joins Jim and Jason this week talk about what trust culture means and how to go about building one.
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Friday Nov 22, 2019
33 Tangents - Episode #82 - Data Hoarders
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
We’ve all encountered those clients that are so focused on instrumentation and the data they want to collect, that they lose sight of actually using it.
What is a data hoarder and how do you approach an engagement like this? How do you refocus a client and show them they don’t need to track absolutely everything to get valuable insights? How do you show a client that trying to track everything is not good and even futile?
On this week’s episode, Jim, Bryant, and Jason talk about their experiences with data hoarders and what they’ve done to show that there is no value in collecting data if it’s not going to be used.
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