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20: The difference between a BI Manager and a BI Leader with Heather Sinkwitz of Mobile Mini
Category: Business
Duration: 00:44:37
Publish Date: 2019-05-08 05:00:00
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In our newest episode of Analytics on Fire, I talk with Heather Sinkwitz. She is the BI Manager at Mobile Mini Solutions, a mobile storage facility management company based in Phoenix, Az. We talk extensively about the difference between a BI Manager and a BI leader. She shares her journey and how she inspires team and organization through team dynamics and data.

“As a (business intelligence) leader, you can step back a bit more and use emotional intelligence and empathize with the team you're working with.” (20:40)

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3 Knowledge Bombs
  • Sometimes you have to sit down as a team and figure out what's working, what's not working, and what needs to be changed.
  • Be aware of your team's strengths to fully maximize the product you're trying to create and implement.
  • If you want to move from being a manager to more of a leader, put people first.​
  In this episode, you'll learn:
  • [04:05]  - Heather starts off by sharing some interesting things about herself.
  • [07:18]  - Heather shares about Mobile Mini and her role with the company as the leader of the Business Analytics team.
  • [08:01] - She talks about the various tools they use in the company.
  • [09:54]  - Heather shares about a time when something went terribly wrong and how she worked through.
  • [13:08]  - She shares what happens next.
  • [14:39]  - Heather shares the process of how her team worked through their issues.
  • [17:00]  - She shares about how she worked with the Executive team and the challenges related to sharing about her team's missed delivery.
  • [18:31]  - Heather shares some incredible insight about communication with the executive team, team dynamics, and responding to issues quickly. The difference between a manager and a leader.
  • [23:52]  - She shares an amazing idea about a marketing campaign that helped people see their live analytics.
  • [26:47]  - Mobile Me's team building activities and the core benefits.
  • [31:24]  - Heather shares her AHA moment.
  • [32:54]  - Some advice to help create vulnerability on your team.
  • [34:40]  - The advice Heather would give herself when she first started in BI.
  • [37:30]  - Advice for Managers that want to move to more of a leader role, and advice to team members of inadequate management.
  • [41:16]  - Heather shares some resources and inspirations.
 

"At the beginning of my career, I didn't understand the value of failure. When you fail, you can self-assess, learn from it, and move on." (34:48)

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