Thinking of my meta family today <3
There's a reason practically everyone who leaves meta says: "By far the thing I will miss the most is the people."
It's cliche, even. But it's not lip service; it's said with heart.
That is also why I know today is brutal.
<3
The 5th interview in the series is complete, this time with @databrit where we talk about viz, analytics, social media & burnout. This was a really powerful conversation with topics that are often neglected how we think of professional growth & leadership.
youtube.com/watch?v=hM_5Az8E…
Ever wish you could tell your boss to change something, but they don't seem open to criticism?
Most of us stay silent. Why piss off the person who can promote or fire you?
But the ones who do this well gain more respect and trust.
How can you do this? 5 steps below 👇
One thing I struggle with as an ally is finding opportunities to be helpful to women in their data science careers. This is a nice idea for letting people opt-in to those connections.
From @LeanInOrg:
For every 100 entry-level men promoted to manager-level roles, only 72 women are promoted.
@datachloe and I are excited to invite you to help us change this & join an #IWD2021 initiative and #ChooseToChallenge.
✨REACH (@WeReachIt; WeReach.it)✨
🚨 CALLING ALL UNDERESTIMATED WOMEN🚨
@datachloe and I are excited to invite you to join an #IWD2021 initiative: @WeReachIt. Reach helps you build meaningful relationships with high-powered male advisors.
Learn more wereach.it ⤵️
On International Women's Day, I want to share an amazing opportunity that my dear friend @databrit shared with me.
Being the father of one daughter, I am extremely proud of her and her determination, and I want her growing up kn…lnkd.in/gd9r4q5wereach.it/
Community and mentorship are 🔑! Please consider this opportunity to help female entrepreneurs grow! @datachloe is a master connector and growth catalyst and I can't wait to see the impact this initiative will have! 🙌
Not all heroes wear capes—and many of them use data to solve problems in health! 💪📊
To inspire the next generation of women in health data, we’re hosting a *FREE* virtual career panel! 💻⚡️
Use promo code “COVID19” to attend for FREE!
girlsplusdata.org/registrati…
Emails I generally ignore:
- Can I pick your brain
- Would love to get your opinion on this
- Can I buy you lunch or coffee so I can ask you some things?
- I'd love your advice [insert a 2,000 word message here]
Here are a few tips ...
Hey #DataFam, anyone know a way to make tooltip text a clickable hyperlink? Only definitive answer I've come across is @flerlagekr saying nope, not possible via this forum post: community.tableau.com/thread…
Happy Monday #datafam! This week's #momswhoviz interview is with @kajepo who is a soon-to-be (in ~3 weeks) mother! 🤰🏼🙌🏼 Katie talks about the “work hard and prove yourself” early career mentality, prepping for baby, and how supportive the community is!
vizzendata.com/2020/02/03/mo…
It's time for facts, not fear.
We appreciate @Google, @Facebook, @TencentGlobal, @Tiktok and @Twitter's efforts to combat misinformation and rumors on #2019nCoV & direct users to reliable sources. We ask all digital companies to step up and help the world beat this outbreak.