I recently started mentoring a lovely lady who is really keen to push her Tableau and her data visualisation skills. I have been providing regular constructive feedback to her about the data visualisations that she is creating as part of the #MakeoverMonday initiative. During our catch ups we also agreed that I would set her... Continue Reading →
My Top Five Tips for Tableau Newbies
When I first discovered Tableau I didn’t realise how big it was and definitely didn’t realise there was such a thing as the ‘Tableau Community’. Once I got myself on Twitter a few years ago and started to follow other Tableau users I realised how much I had been missing out on. Before this I... Continue Reading →
‘Working from home’ attire – what is acceptable?
At the end of March like millions of others I was thrown into working from home! Since then my work trousers have stayed in the ironing pile! I have totally taken advantage of being able to wear jogging pants and rattled through the data T-shirts I have acquired over the last few years (well why... Continue Reading →
Life in lockdown and beyond
So this is the abridged version of my lockdown reflections/antics. After 4 full pages I decided it was a little over the top!! So you will be pleased to hear I opted instead for quick snippets… From total sceptic to anxious shopper!Schools closed - one happy 9 year old!McDonalds closed – one devastated 9 year... Continue Reading →
Coaching – the power of ‘listening’
Last autumn, after having a chat with Claire Bradshaw, I signed up to complete my ILM Level 5 certificate in Coaching and Mentoring with her. I am hugely passionate about effective leadership and I am always reflecting on my performance as a leader. What I really enjoy is helping others develop and maximise their potential,... Continue Reading →
2019 – my year in numbers
I have been meaning to write a blog reflecting on 2019 since the end of 2019! I can't believe it's taken me nearly 8 weeks of 2020 to sit down and get this done.... When I started to plan my blog about 2019 I realised I was counting significant events and milestones, The numbers added... Continue Reading →
#data19 – Tableau Conference (Las Vegas – Nov 2019)
It’s been a seriously crazy month!!! On 29th October I had a catch up call with Amanda Boyle from Tableau and Simon Beaumont (Zen Master and Tableau Ambassador), they told me that I had been awarded the Tableau Community Founders Award! They went on to explain that this meant that I would be given an... Continue Reading →
Northwest Tableau User Group – 30th Sept 2019
Bit of a write up about our user group in September! #NWTUG 2 weeks on from our 6th official Tableau Northwest User Group and I am still buzzing from the fact that we had just over 100 #tableau enthusiasts in attendance! What’s probably more impressive is that we had 148 people register their interest to... Continue Reading →
Learning through teaching
I am not sure ‘teach’ is the right word, probably it should be skills sharing but anyway let’s call it teaching for ease. I was keen to talk about how teaching others has helped to improve my own skills and understanding. Since I discovered the magic of Tableau and then went on to implement Tableau... Continue Reading →
Dude, where’s my dashboard?!
One of the most useful things we have ever implemented in our Information Team is unique identifiers for our ad-hoc data requests, routine reports and statutory returns. I can’t take the credit for this. An Analyst who joined my team about ten years ago (and has since moved on) brought this from his previous job.... Continue Reading →
