John Weathington, Excellent Management Systems, Inc.

Name: John Weathington, Excellent Management Systems, Inc.
Address: 2415 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, Ste 4, San Ramon, CA, 94583, US
Telephone: +18003798064

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"The Science Of Success." John Weathington helps leaders transform organizations. John Weathington, Sr. Management Consultant.

His impressive list of clients include Fortune 500 icons such as Visa, eBay, Hewlett Packard, and Sun Microsystems. In a recent effort, John helped Visa mobilize an enterprise data strategy that consisted of over 150 projects over 45 initiatives and 5 major tracks.

02/12/2016

New article for on Operational . To apply in real time, follow three steps: define use cases, build a ODS, and assign the right data scientist. http://buff.ly/1XlbN8k

Don't overlook the value of having a data science team play an operational role at your company. Here are three steps to follow when assigning analysts to these roles.

02/11/2016

New article published for : The NIST has a five-point framework that may help your efforts increase : Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, and Recover. Explore how and can help in each one of these areas:

The NIST's framework for reducing cyber-related risks is a good starting point when strengthening your organization's security with data science.

06/17/2015

New article for TechRepublic just published, where you'll learn some tips on solving difficult problems. A recent experience trying to setup my new treadmill desk taught me that you have go get clear on your objective, but stay creative on the approach until you get there. Read the article here: http://buff.ly/1MKVPP9

A frustrating experience setting up a new treadmill desk for his home office reminded John Weathington of a lesson he lives by when solving stubborn problems. See if the rule might help you, too.

05/21/2015

The coach analytic-minded people on being concise, there are seven key tactics. First do your homework by analyzing the impact of not being concise. Then, clearly communicate your expectations using your impact analysis for influence. The third tactic involves teaching them how to be concise. To learn the remaining four tactics, read my new TechRepublic article. http://buff.ly/1c78waj

You might double or triple productivity simply by educating and teaching your data scientists to be concise. Save yourself time by following these tried-and-true coaching tips.

05/19/2015

New TechRepublic on how to insulate your customers from the technical details of your product or service. In it you'll learn three key strategies for ensuring a customer-centric approach, when your offering includes sophisticated analytics. Use buffering separate your data scientists from your customers, translation to make sure you're speaking the customers' language, and curation to find the gold nuggets amongst the vast amount of intelligence that went into the product. Learn more here: http://buff.ly/1B8X0S9

Even if a client benefits from your data science work, it doesn't necessarily mean they want to hear the nitty-gritty about the analytics. Someone who acts as a buffer is key in this situation.

05/17/2015

New article published for TechRepublic on how to network your team with your customers.

When you want to facilitate networking between your data scientists and customers who have similar interests, these tips will help get the ball rolling.

05/12/2015

New article posted for TechRepublic: What the Naive Bayes classification algorithm teaches us about the perils of perfection. http://buff.ly/1G2AyjA

The Naive Bayes algorithm works well, but it drives some data scientists crazy because it's not perfect. Let this inspire you to set your sights on success rather than perfection.

04/28/2015

Move your strategy from idea to action in five days: 1) Resolve to make the idea a priority, 2) Start with the end in mind, 3) You've got the brains, now start storming, 4) Switch to organization mode, and 5) Build an action plan. New TechRepublic article with advice to get your team moving fast. http://buff.ly/1PQ3tKt

Does it feel like you're spinning on your next big idea instead of moving forward? That's a very expensive scenario when a data science team is involved.

04/24/2015

To get the most value from your artificial intelligence application, combine it with a wealth of valuable data I call superficial intelligence, which you can obtain right now from involved communities. Learn more in my new TechRepublic article. http://buff.ly/1Dp9OVs

If you're creating a product or service that incorporates data science and big data analytics, you might be paying too much attention to AI and not enough attention to superficial intelligence.

04/16/2015

The best thing you can do to keep your is find out what really jazzes them. Learn this and 6 other killer tips in my new TechRepublic article.

The ABCs of retention won't cut it for data scientists, which is why you must use creative tactics. Try these out-of-the-box retention strategies.

04/01/2015

Here's one of my favorite articles that was just published on TechRepublic on Easter eggs. In software product development, Easter Eggs are fun, undocumented surprises that entertain and delight your customers. For instance, type the word "tilt" in your Google browser and see what happens. They're also a great way to engender customer .

People love surprises, and that's what software Easter eggs are all about. Start creating these hidden features to engender customer loyalty and build support for your analytics strategy.

03/31/2015

According to McKinsey, four kinds of behaviors account for 89 percent of leadership effectiveness: problem-solving, results focus, perspective diversity, and support. Always remember that the key to influencing behavior is to focus more on what happens after the behavior (the consequence ) than what happens before the behavior (antecedent). Training and education are good; however, consistently reinforcing the right behaviors is where you spend 80 percent of your time. If you agree with the McKinsey article, think about how you might reward these behaviors.

New research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior. A McKinsey Quarterly article.

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2415 San Ramon Valley Boulevard, Ste 4
San Ramon, CA
94583

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+18003798064

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http://www.xmsystems.com/

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