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Scientist | Blending Knowledge & Data to Extract Wisdom | Simplifying Digital Complexity | Evidence-Based Management.

Bellville, South Africa
Joined March 2018
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"Business executives could learn a lot from cheetahs, Earth’s most agile land animals. Though their ancestors ran only about 20 miles per hour, today’s cats can accelerate from zero to 60 within three seconds — faster than a Corvet…lnkd.in/dzNffaA lnkd.in/dCMyEpv
"There is much focus placed on the idea of leaders enabling their teams, providing individuals with permission and the means to do something. But there is something even more essential and with a greater power to transform. This so…lnkd.in/gdJuYjB lnkd.in/gDVE4MB
"Because age reflects many, many things in life. We know that with age, many benefits accumulate, including your social ties — your relationship with suppliers and potential hires and co-founders — as well as financial wealth and h…lnkd.in/gZw3FSM lnkd.in/gaYunhw
"Talk to most people about the importance of leadership development and you will likely hear why it’s so important." - @SkipPrichard Studies have proven that leadership development efforts help you: - Retain emerging leaders - Impr…lnkd.in/gTVEGDS lnkd.in/gGUtebr
"Expansions in technology, global connectedness, and changing workforce and customer expectations are presenting new opportunities for organizations. But expansion typically brings disruption, as well as pressures and confusion on…lnkd.in/ghSZZm8 lnkd.in/gNyRRq7
"In a world of growing automation and consequent job losses, what the continued existence of petrol attendants in South Africa shows is that a social contract can exist between business and government to preserve jobs. Surely the t…lnkd.in/g3xQvwW lnkd.in/gyQvHHW
Sampling is a critical part of many Data Science projects that can make or break a project. The debate on sampling will never be over, hence keep looking into what works when, where and why, or what doesn't work. #sampling #algorithms #datascience lnkd.in/gxPmFwc
"Although the future will see fast-paced adoption and benefits driven by applying AI to all types of businesses, we will also see catastrophic failures due to the over-extension of analytic tools, and the rise of citizen data scien…lnkd.in/gsPBR3J lnkd.in/gSGnMz4
"ALL OF US WILL ALL FACE AGEISM IN OUR CAREERS. It's now a bigger issue than sexism or racism in the workplace. None of us are immune." - @ZetaYarwood "Generalised beliefs that, after a certain age, we’re too slow to learn and adapt. We’re out of touch w…lnkd.in/gHb4PK6
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"Growth mindset does a lot for organizations. It helps teams prize development over genius, and it enables smarter performance reviews through managers’ willingness to change their view of others." - @chriswweller "But growth mind…lnkd.in/gTzn_s9 lnkd.in/g9dmVyr
"The truth is, data science and CX share common goals, but they can’t be effective unless they work together." - @ADBurciaga "Data scientists and CX leaders have divergent but complementary talents. Data scientists are able to org…lnkd.in/gMWEqP7 lnkd.in/gkjSWFM
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"Fifty years have passed since the publication of The Peter Principle, but its rule still applies today. “In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties,” noted Laurence J. Peter,…lnkd.in/gv9YBWz lnkd.in/g6yJpUA
"The number of organizations building people analytics teams is up to 68% from 15% in just three years, according to a report released by Thomsons Online Benefits." - Valerie Bolden-Barrett "Thomsons said that with tech talent in…lnkd.in/g7wbjej lnkd.in/ghMXqnh
"Although corporate leaders have talked about skills gaps for years, the spread of automation and artificial intelligence is prompting some of the biggest companies — including Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, SAP, Walmart, and AT&T, to nam…lnkd.in/gUaqQMW lnkd.in/gmJ7aJv
#NSFAS #NSFAS2020 Are anybody else experiencing trouble to upload supporting documents for application? I cannot submit as the documents would not upload successfully.