rediscoveringBI Special Edition | January 2014

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CAN

BE

LEADERS?

Ted Cuzzillo | Writer

D

ATA SCIENTISTS ought to be on a march toward permanent seats in the c-suite about now. At least that’s what i’ve thought.

On paper, their broad, deep knowledge of organizations make them attractive candidates. They know how to wrap business stories around data, to suggest practical action, and to collaborate with decision makers. Jill Dyche, SAS vice president of best practices and a longtime, first-hand observer of such things, says, “If that’s not leadership, what is?”

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