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Published inJun 2020
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781800203167
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John K. Thompson
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Bestselling Author, Innovator in Data, AI, & Technology
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Leadership is the topic of many books, thousands of lectures, and much discussion and conjecture. Leadership is an industry unto itself. It is funny how many leadership gurus have never been leaders in the fields that they profess to hold the pinnacle of knowledge in. Nonetheless, they have followers and people who believe in their teachings. That is good for all involved.

Analytics leadership is a subject that has not been discussed much and has been written about even less. This is not surprising given the state of evolution of analytics leadership. Analytics leadership is emerging as an area of study and practice.

In this chapter, we have examined why analytics leadership is different from leadership in information technology, software development, or general leadership. We have enumerated the traits that make a good analytics leader and we have examined the point of evolution in the current market for new analytics leadership roles in corporations.

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Published in: Jun 2020Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781800203167

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John K. Thompson

Bestselling Author, Innovator in Data, AI, & Technology
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