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This for me is one of my favorite ways to keep up my continuous learning and improvement! Really making use of the work environment for knowledge share! Either being a mentor, that really makes you step up your game, or having someone that can guide you in your first steps! This can also work by just finding a colleague that is on the same path as you, and so instead of you and your head find the best resources now there are 2! Also it is so much more fun!,Team: communication is paramount, so being able to practice non violent communication for example, focused on the facts, and being open to a different point of view on the other side.,If somebody asks you about the most important hard skills for business analysts, which ones would you name? Well, in management consulting, investment banking, and many other analytical jobs it usually is (or at least traditionally was) Excel and PowerPoint. This software is certainly convenient and often efficient for data analysis and visualization, which is the solid reason it is widely accepted as a standard. However, numerous limitations have been becoming more and more clear in recent years. Data volume and complexity grow exponentially, which calls for more sophisticated data processing tools such as programming languages. In this article, I will focus on Python and explain, based on my work experience in management consulting, why I believe it to be an essential skill for business analysts right now and maybe even a critical skill in the future.,Sometimes having an exam scheduled and 2 pages of topics you must master for it, is a good and structured way to go deeper into a given subject. It can be argued if a certification really gives you the tools to work on a given technology, but there are areas where it is a good way to start on it.,There are several ways to learn for any given subject. But all depends on what is your way to learn and what works for you! Also some subjects might benefit from a more hands on approach, others from a more conceptual form! So in the next articles I will explore in more details the above areas and what resources would be a good help in its journey to learn, but for now here it is a list of possible approaches to learning.,Me: tools for self regulation of emotions (stress, anger..), so that I can be in a state that suits me. For example, going into a meeting with a calm state. See what helps you. Might be as simple as thinking about your kid at home and the last time he gave you a big hug.,Other than the words that separate them, what is the difference between a Data Analyst and a Business Analyst? We see companies sometimes use them interchangeably, but looking at job descriptions and tapping into personal experiences, there are some clear examples that highlight their discrepancies. Also important to note is what really makes them similar. Below, I will be outlining and discussing the distinctions of both roles as well as their respective similarities. I will also be performing a deep dive into the skills required for each role, in addition to the goals associated with that same role. Continue reading if you would like to learn more and discuss the Business Analyst vs Data Analyst positions.,It also goes back to our European roots. Clusters of people living in small island villages half a century ago would have far fewer options if they eliminated potential matches just because of a few shared ancestors.,This for me is one of my favorite ways to keep up my continuous learning and improvement! Really making use of the work environment for knowledge share! Either being a mentor, that really makes you step up your game, or having someone that can guide you in your first steps! This can also work by just finding a colleague that is on the same path as you, and so instead of you and your head find the best resources now there are 2! Also it is so much more fun!,Participate on an open source project is a great way to put your skills to practice, upscale them and also contribute into the community. Also you will have a showcase of what are your skills to the outside world!,Project/Customer: Influence techniques, here are very useful. As for in a positive way to transmit a given view, but also actively listening to the other part. Here, the creation of Rapport, is really important.,The practice has become far less prevalent in recent years as more of my relatives have moved to the United States and figured out that options here are far less limited than they were back in the village.,There are also great resources that people, working in the field, having the same issues as you, put out there! Videos, articles, podcasts, tutorials! The amazing world of the internet! Find your subjects of interest, find your persons of interest and start to check out what they put out there! This might be one of the best ways to learn! Just make sure whomever you follow has a solid background, and you are all set to be up to date!,Just think about something that really interests you, or might came in hand. My last project was making a Pokémon deck API! What a fun time! Other alternative is of course do a quick search and many ideas will pop up!,Sometimes there is no better way than to find an accredited professor with proofs given in a certain area and learn in a formal way. Back to school mode! There are great technical people out there launching updated courses on a great variety of areas! Worth checking and this is less time consuming then going for it yourself or even reading a book! As a transversal hint to all the presented resources is that keep a critical spirit to what is presented to you!