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@timelesssports_ Excellent! Who better to demonstrate! In today’s game , McHale runs into Ainge and bulls him out of the way. 😄

Red Auerbach, Larry Bird, Danny Ainge, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish demonstrate the pick and roll. #Vintage

@barstoolsports @spittinchiclets Bery funny!

This guy had no clue he was interviewing Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson @spittinchiclets

@JimPolzinWSJ Our D can carry us for stretches. The comeback down 15 is worth remembering. Klesmit played Dick to a standstill. Our crowd was thunderous. USC brought a handful of whiners yelling "flop" every two minutes.

I thought going 2-1 in the Bahamas would be a great result for UW. To do it the way the #Badgers did it, in three close games with the loss coming in overtime to Kansas, even better. I feel better about this team now than I did three days ago.

@akschaaf @JimPolzinWSJ You mean the first two or the last two? :-)

@JimPolzinWSJ Wouldn't have been the end of the world but losing back-to-back close ones would have been tough to take. Whew.

@RobKuecken It is like clockwork. TBH the Dayton game was A slog and we got a couple favorable calls. The KS end is what it is. TN really throttled them tonight.

@JimPolzinWSJ So glad I came! Our crowds were loud, the players had fun and it felt right. A lot of fine-tuning needed but the pieces are in place for a great season.

@brwood @LouisColumbus @chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas Sorry! Yes, the book is "Range" Mostly the pros and cons of specialization vs. generalization but backed by mountains of credible research references. Excellent! #BIWisdom

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@LouisColumbus @chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas @brwood I agree with you Louis! I highly recommend the book "Reach" by David Epstein, which in part talks about "desirable difficulties" and the difficult but high value of slow learning that grows more flexible and adaptable #BIWisdom

@jimericson @chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas @brwood Agreed. How a #BI leader balances supporting a decision versus finding new opportunities is a contextual skill honed with experience - and knowing when to push back when the data shows no clear opportunity. #BIWisdom

@brwood @LouisColumbus @chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas I spent a few months crewing with two others on a 65-foot ketch across the Caribbean. Powered capstans, radar and autopilot are all apt metaphors for #BIWisdom

@brianglett @chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas @brwood Amen Brian! The battles in the trenches are closest the fate of the troops #BIWisdom

@chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas @brwood Not a huge surprise @chrisvonsimson roughly 2/3 of business decisions tend to be tactical/operational, and 1/3 more strategic. Important to align the approach with the decision type. Not every decision needs or will benefit from lengthy exploration #BIWisdom

@LouisColumbus @chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas @brwood Good point Louis. Reward environments vary so wildly. Having a time of high achievers would be considered a luxury to many. I'd think such a group might be inclined to look to leadership that's smart, contextually involved and equanimous under pressure. #BIWisdom

@chrisvonsimson @jimericson @howarddresner @tpowlas @brwood IMHO I think it's because every member of a #BI team has their vision of what optimal performance is for the team, and it's a challenge to meet high expectations across a team of high achievers. Comes back to leading a #BI function well. A tough job. #BIWisdom

@chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @tpowlas Exactly! Audits are the feedback loops to see where time-to-market, business initiatives, and data monetization can improve. They turn from a chore to a learning exercise = a big change in the mindset of well-led #BI teams. #BIWisdom

@chrisvonsimson @brwood @howarddresner It's always interesting to contemplate the difference between directed query and confirmation bias. I do it all the time! :-) #BIWisdom

@chrisvonsimson @howarddresner Planning, strategic, tactical, data driven #BIWisdom

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@chrisvonsimson @brwood @howarddresner Ha, great idea with easiness Chris. There should be a chart somewhere in our future to compare "ease of use" with "usefulness." #BIWisdom

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@chrisvonsimson @brwood @howarddresner This is a great chart. Also worth knowing is that "BI objectives" and "BI achievements" track and parallel closely, with objectives always a bit or well ahead of achievements (as it should be!). That's some confirmation of sentiment leading to action. #BIWisdom

@chrisvonsimson @howarddresner @DresnerAdvisory Great stuff Chris. Our latest flagship will ride this same wave with several steady underlying contributors but also the tactical/situational success that comes with data literacy, leadership etc.!!! Can't say it often enough! #BIWisdom

Over to you @chrisvonsimon #BIWisdom