Announcements
Announcing My Next Book: Slack For Dummies
I'll be penning the definitive guide on my favorite collaboration tool.
Phil Simon
Phil Simon is probably the world's leading independent expert on workplace collaboration and tech. He is a frequent keynote speaker and the award-winning author of 14 books, most recently The Nine.
Dataviz
A Visual Look at Breaking Bad IMDB Ratings
How each episode of my favorite show stacks up.
Dataviz
Visualizing the 2019 Men's Wimbledon Final
A look back at one of the most exciting matches in tennis history.
Dataviz
Visualizing My Teaching Schedule
Sometimes Gantt charts actually make sense.
Dataviz
A Visual Look at the Success of NBA Franchises
Some teams have been remarkably consistent.
Data
Visualizing Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals
Geeking out with Tableau again.
Analytics
The Analytics Project That "College Me" Would Do
If I were 21 again ...
Analytics
How Dataviz Can Manifest a Tale of Two Sports
It doesn't take long to compare the states of golf and tennis.
Data
Thoughts on Learning Tableau
Knowing how one contemporary tool, programming language, or framework works makes it easier to pick up new ones.
Communication
Why I Emphasize Strong Communication in My Syllabi
An old job description from one of the dot-com successes underscores a critical business skill.
Book Reviews
Summer Reading
Being able to regularly feed my brain is a nice perk of professor life.
Collaboration
Can You Use Slack Too Much?
Thoughts on our reliance on apps and screens.
Analytics
Who's Won the Most Majors? An Interactive Dataviz
With the US Open going on, why not play with some golf data?
Analytics
Visualizing Men's Grand Slam Winners
Playing with data and discovering insights have never been easier.
Management
What I Learned Visiting an Amazon Fulfillment Center
Thoughts on my recent tour of an insanely large facility.
Dataviz
Sprucing Up Python Scripts With Data Visualization
It doesn't take that much effort to visualize user-generated data.
Management
Thoughts on Facebook's Mistaken Deletions
The company's explanation doesn't come close to passing the smell test.
Data
Is your organization embracing interactive dataviz tools?
Powerful new applications allow for greater insights and help overcome the IT-business divide.
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