Soft Skills to Advance Your Data Science Career w/ Angela Lillis at Marks & Spencer (Episode 113) #DataTalk
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In this week’s #DataTalk, we chat with Angela Lillis about her role as the insights lead at Marks & Spencer and earning the Women in Data UK award for “One of the Twenty Women in Data & Technology.”
Topics of this chat include:
- How data and gut instincts can work together
- Presentation and persuasion tips for data professionals
- Dealing with rejection when your business leaders disagree with your insights
- How to cultivate self-awareness to boost your confidence
- Ways to make decisions when you don’t have enough data
- Steps for navigating your career (and what to do if you feel stuck)
- The importance of humor (and not taking yourself too seriously)
- And much more …
About Angela Lillis
Angela is the Insights Lead of the Clothing & Home division of Marks & Spencer. She formerly worked in marketing analytics for the BBC. She double majored in Mathematics & Statistics and Politics from Newcastle University. Follow her on LinkedIn.
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