It’s hard to imagine NOT looking back on 2025 and seeing it as a period of dramatic uncertainty. In the hear and now, that can be panic-inducing. Is it possible to harness that panicked energy for good? We think so: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/being-eviden... youtu.be/U1sJdKb6IIM

In his latest post, @tgwilson.bsky.social makes a case for navigating uncertainty by remaining evidence-driven by being simultaneously agile and focused. thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/being-eviden...

What are the story points required to truly tell audience-centric and action-oriented data stories? Well we're sure glad you asked, because we love talking about it! 📣 storieshttps://youtu.be/FzFhW8z8iOA

When it comes to the data stories you share with your business partners, are you telling the story you want to tell or the story they need to hear? Read more from @valkroll.bsky.social in this recent article on The Focus! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/audience-cen...

IF🥚+🥛+🍚≠🎂 THEN 🧑‍💻+ 📊+ 🤖 ≠ 💡 BECAUSE it might be time for an Analytics Reset 🫸🚨 Is it time to smash that reset button? Read (and watch!) more to find out: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/just-because...

What do Sean Hayes and Debra Messing reenacting the one of the greatest scenes in sitcom history have to do with the inbound requests analytics teams deal with? If you've guessed it's the chocolate factory scene, you're right. See @tgwilson.bsky.social: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/scaling-the-...

It started with a casual discussion about the various symptoms we see in organizations that they might really need to do a “reset” on how they think about & approach analytics. One thing led to another, & tgwilson.bsky.social had grabbed a mic and was channeling Jeff Foxworthy. youtu.be/SWMm6eTyKQE

Dashboards built that go unused. Monthly reports that grow until they collapse under their own weight. An analytics team burning out trying to handle the volume of inbound requests for data pulls and report updates. You *might* need an analytics reset! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/the-signs-th...

It takes the whole organization—data teams *and* their business partners—to break out of the "all data...few insights" malaise. Our Head of Solutions makes a solid case, though, that business leaders are the ones best equipped to tighten their grip on those reins.

Our Head of Solutions co-authored a book, which we think is great! We're so proud, and it's some great content. That doesn't mean we're not going to push him outside of his comfort zone with some of the promotion of it.

facts & feelings co-founder, @tgwilson.bsky.social co-authored a new book, Analytics The Right Way! He hopped on the mic with his co-hosts of the Analytics Power Hour to talk about the inspiration for the book as well as what he hopes readers will get out of it! youtube.com/shorts/6Khud...

It's launch week for @tgwilson.bsky.social's book, "Analytics the Right Way: A Business Leader's Guide to Putting Data to Productive Use." We're kicking it off with an overview of the book, including a taste of the ideas and illustrations it includes: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/analytics-th...

Have you already put your annual plan on a shelf, or is it actively guiding your team's work? @tgwilson.bsky.social has some thoughts on ensuring it's the latter: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/theres-gold-...

Me: "What are your thoughts on posting a teaser video on BlueSky to promote links in to a video on LinkedIn & a post on Medium?" Claude (for real): "The 1-minute video on BlueSky could work well as a hook if you structure it strategically." We'll see. Medium: bit.ly/3Db4bFy & LI: bit.ly/4a6BKF1

📅 2025 is just around the corner. Now is an excellent time to for a little collaborative reflection, and we’d love to be your sounding board! If you’d like to make yourself a cup of cocoa, get cozy in front of Zoom, and have a no-obligation chat, we’d love to do that! Book here: bit.ly/3VEpl5n

On the one hand, generative AI is completely new and different. On the other hand, it's "just" technology that organizations (should) employ as a means of delivering meaningful business outcomes. I have some thoughts about that: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/back-to-basi...

I’ve had a small epiphany (an insight‽) about…insights. The term is overused, but that overuse came from two different sources: 1) analytics, 2) market research. Here’s the 60-second version of me making that case. For the extended cut (still under 4 minutes), see www.linkedin.com/posts/tgwils...

Hey folks, Bennett Brauer here. And boy, am I "grateful" that it's annual planning season again! Can't wait for more meetings where we "strategize our vision" and "drown in spreadsheets" only to have it ripped to pieces during the "streamlining phase." 🦃📊 #SoThankful www.linkedin.com/posts/valeri...

What actually *is* a data story? We intuitively get what one looks like when it's delivered well, but what goes into creating one? @tgwilson.bsky.social broke it down into three dimensions in this piece: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/once-upon-a-...

Don't settle for an annual planning cycle that feels like a box checking exercise. Use goals to empower, excite and motivate teams for the work ahead! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/reclaim-the-...

Have you ever tried to quantify the actual cost of yada yada annual planning? 💸 Matty Wishnow illuminates some of those hidden costs in this most recent article on The Focus. bit.ly/3XUb1XZ

Is your inbox blowing up with (AI-generated) emails from tech companies promising that their AI-powered platforms will automate the discovery of actionable insights in your data? You can send those emails to the trash, according to @tgwilson.bsky.social: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/ai-for-insig...

Is analytics painful? It can be. We asked a bunch of analysts and their business partners to weigh in with more detail, and the results are in: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/analytics-is...!

Budget cuts aren't fun, but they help us value what remains. The constraint can unlock creativity and energy, if you let it. Turn those lemons into lemonade! bit.ly/4dSxMkc

(Say No 1 of 10) Day 5 is here! The last and final day of Sam Decker Social Takeover week. We bet you knew deep down inside that you weren’t going to get through this whole week without us addressing Sam’s thoughts on a “Hypothesis Mindset” to Achieve Performance:

(Momentum 1 of 10) Today marks Day 4 of Sam Decker takeover week! Earlier this week we covered how to set goals and focus on problems to mobilize your teams, and today we’re going to talk about how to carry that momentum:

(Problems 1 of 9) It’s Day 3 of Sam Decker Social Takeover week! Today we’re diving into problems with not one, but two excerpts from Sam’s High Speed Leadership piece on What’s Your (Biggest) Problem:

It’s Day 2 of Serial entrepreneur and facts & feelings investor/advisor Sam Decker taking over our social channels! Today we’re diving into an excerpt from Sam’s High-Speed Leadership Series, Vision Techniques to Stay on Track:

(Traction 1 of 7) TAKEOVER ALERT!!! Serial entrepreneur and facts & feelings investor/advisor Sam Decker will be at the wheel of our social vehicles this week. We're excited to share Sam's wisdom and enthusiasm for meaningfully improving business outcomes.

Be ready this year for the planning conversations you're about to have - come to the table with a plan and evidence for what's most important to your business! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/theres-alway...

Using data to grow your business can be exhilarating, but it can also be exhausting. Analyst burnout is real. The misalignment between business leader expectation and analyst capacity is frustrating for everyone. The answer: better collaboration. bit.ly/3AiLz5a

Analysts often have to remind themselves that they don't actually make decisions. Their business partners do. As such, that means they should focus on answering business questions, right? "Not so fast!" says @tgwilson.bsky.social in his latest post: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/the-peril-of...

Analysts often have to remind themselves that they don't actually make decisions. Their business partners do. As such, that means they should focus on answering business questions, right? "Not so fast!" says @tgwilson.bsky.social in his latest post: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/the-peril-of...

Have you got your server-side tracking zero party data clean room CDP strategy fully built out and funded? Good for you. @tgwilson.bsky.social makes the case that, well, maybe there would be better areas of focus in his latest piece: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/investing-mo...

A meeting you'd enjoy attending? Go on... f&f Board Chair Matty Wishnow paints this picture as one of many things you'd find at the intersection of Focus and Efficiency. thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/focus-is-eff...

facts & feelings is facilitating innovation in retail by helping teams focus on less…and better. We’re telling our story at CommerceNext in NYC next week. We’d love to catch-up while we’re there. Drop us a comment or send us a message if you’d like to connect. #CN2024

Only 6 more sleeps until the facts & feelings crew arrives in NYC ready for all the excitement of CommerceNext! We’d love to catch-up while we’re there, drop us a comment or send us a message if you’d like to connect. #CN2024

A cross-functional team steps into a time machine & says, "Take us to when we were planning this initiative so we can ask what we expected from it." That's the setup for a bad joke. @tgwilson.bsky.social's latest piece is as useful as that joke is bad. thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/setting-kpi-...

In less than two weeks we’re headed to NYC for CommerceNext! Will you be there? We’d love to meet up, drop us a comment if you’d like to connect !#CN2024

Just like many people struggle to manage the accumulation of things in their homes, organizations struggle to manage the steady accumulation of more data. @tgwilson.bsky.social breaks down the phenomenon in his latest post: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/nobody-aims-...

Change your mind about change after reading the most recent article in our Focus Series about...you guessed it...Change! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/focus-is-cha...

Take a scan down the list of crises that @davidmcb.bsky.social outlines in our most recent post on The Focus, relatable? Now, let's think about the ways you can use that disruption to your benefit! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/never-waste-...

We’re excited to be a sponsor for CommerceNext 2024 on June 11-13! Register here to join @davidmcb.bsky.social and @valkroll.bsky.social at the Growth Show #CN2024 bit.ly/3QWhpKh

We're excited to share the story of how our favorite network diagram came to be and all the heavy lifting it does to help clients with goal-centricity, problem focus, and prioritization of hypotheses! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/when-you-mak...

Theory vs. reality when it comes to reporting and analytics and how they work with the business. It's... downright tyrannical: thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/the-tyranny-...

In our most recent article in the Focus Series, Board Chair Matty Wishnow breaks down the relationship between Focus and Insight. thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/focus-is-ins...

We only want you to realize the truth...that there is no spoon. medium.com/@david-mcbri...

At facts & feelings we talk a lot about being goal centric and how to set meaningful goals. Does that mean we want to blow up what you have in place on day 1? 🧨 No. We'll leave that to the mgmt consultants. Here's how we work with orgs that use OKRs! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/focus-with-y...

Did you chat with some of us over a virtual coffee? Did you NOT, but you're curious how their very existence could be a window into how we think organizations can work more effectively? Have we got the post for you! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/coffee-dog-f...

"Focus. It resides somewhere near “pivot,” “disrupt” and “transform” in the hall of “words that once had meaning but which have since been stripped of their specificity through overuse and misuse.” Read more from our Board Chair, Matty Wishnow! thefocus.factsandfeelings.io/focus-is-sca...