What every Data Scientist needs to learn from Business Leaders

Because soft skills matter.

Business skills won’t compromise your scientific integrity. Photo by CoWomen on Unsplash

Data Scientists are accustomed to teaching business leaders about their craft. And business leaders are accustomed to learning loads of stuff from many different fields.

So it’s no wonder that the internet is filled to the brim with courses on Data Science for business leaders — from edX, Coursera, and many more platforms.

But what about the opposite way around? Somehow Data Scientists are treated like they’re magic gurus who can talk to data and extract something business-y. There’s only one catch: The fact that most Data Scientists know nothing about business.

At the moment, the job market for Data Scientists is pretty awesome. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t continuously enhance your skills. Without further ado, here are seven key competencies of business leaders that every Data Scientist should acquire.

1. Efficiency

You’re a scientist. If you’re like me, you love roaming around in datasets, without a focused question, and let the data speak to you.

But here’s the thing: You might be wasting your time.

Be honest with yourself. How often do you decide to explore something, and find nothing? How…