![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article0.00998d930354.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[oliver-hughes|Oliver Hughes]] - Full Title:: Why I'm Worried About Data Teams - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Finished date:: [[2024-11-30]] ## Highlights > a [Harvard Business Review survey](https://count61124.emlnk9.com/lt.php?x=3DZy~GE6J3Kg58_80Ny9UeCf~6-mitEhkMdiZ5U5V3WfEKGr0Ey.yuNy5X-kmNE~juY4) of Fortune 1000 business that said 59.5% of executives reported their companies were driving innovation with data, compared with 59.5% four years ago. > **That’s zero change in four years.** ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jdxyx86pbbafkfbyzcr7qe9z)) > An [analysis of data career progressions](https://count61124.emlnk9.com/lt.php?x=3DZy~GE6J3Kg58_80Ny9UeCf~6-mitEhkMdiZ5U5V3WfEKGr0Ey.yuNy5X-kmNE~jucw) done by Motif recently found that most analysts move into more technical disciplines and further away from the business, and only 3% move up into more senior roles. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jdxywzn12pkvrrwgtve6zs36)) > ![](https://count61124.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect/content/0prNQZ/2024/11/28/7361de51-3bb9-4fed-85d8-c9847cb09912.png) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jdxyy1gkkx7e1apm6acdhvyj)) > ![](https://count61124.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect/content/0prNQZ/2024/11/28/7361de51-3bb9-4fed-85d8-c9847cb09912.png) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jdxyy1hecws0n35ce3twcyjb)) > ![](https://count61124.activehosted.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=650,dpr=2,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect/content/0prNQZ/2024/11/28/7361de51-3bb9-4fed-85d8-c9847cb09912.png) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jdxyy1hym0ztxhfrbwncpqp2)) > When caught in this loop, data teams become “dashboard factories,” valued only for accuracy and speed. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jdxyz20wbhztzsd9yw35deb4))