If you could peer into the analytical mind, what would you find? Are business intelligence (BI) analysts independent thinkers who like to work out solutions to their questions alone? Or are they collaborative in nature, wanting to share their insights and gain perspectives from their peers?
The answer, as you might expect, isn’t that easy. But it is fascinating. Aberdeen set out to find where analytics users fall on the collaborative-independent spectrum and also examine the advantages and disadvantages of each frame of mind. Their findings are incorporated into a research report, “Analytical Mind Map: The Collaborative-Independent Spectrum.” Here are a couple of interesting pieces of information from the report:
- Need for speed: Collaborators are 29% more likely than independent analysts to say that the speed of their decision making has improved.
- More voracious appetite for data: Independent individuals are 77% more likely to access BI tools on a weekly (or more frequent) basis.
Learn more about the collaborative-independent spectrum
Where do you and your co-workers fall on the collaborative-independent spectrum? Do you like to talk out your data findings with other analysts? Or do you prefer to uncover data insights on your own? Here is a graphic to help you figure it out:
Collaborators and independent thinkers are found at all levels of organizations, but there is some interesting information that Aberdeen uncovered about the distribution of each mindset among job roles and the different ways in which individuals provide value to their organizations.
Learn more about the analytical mind map. Download this report by Aberdeen, “Analytical Mind Map: The Collaborative-Independent Spectrum” to learn what personalities go with which analytical roles and the pros and cons of collaboration and independence. It’s interesting information to help you think about how you work with others, and the ways that your organization can find value from your personal style.
Kathy started her career in television news writing and producing. She then worked at a public relations agency and as a freelance writer before joining Dimensional Insight in 2013.
Kathy has presented at several events in both healthcare and wine & spirits, including the Healthcare Innovation Summit, the Healthcare IT Marketing & PR Conference (HITMC), and the WSWA Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) Conference. Kathy is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and a member of Women of the Vine & Spirits.
She is also host of the Smarter Healthcare Podcast (www.smarthcpodcast.com) and is a member of the Forbes Communications Council.
Kathy holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Boston University.
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