ANALYZE THIS!

How should I say this without sounding bossy and pushy? Well, there is no other way; I just have to emphasize that YOU, ALL OF US SHOULD LEARN HOW TO ANALYZE!

This is how you define your value in the organization. If you learn how to analyze simple data then later learn how to analyze more complex data then your value as a worker and as an employee increases. For example, if your boss asks you for the list of computers, you just don’t give a list, you give the total number of computers, the average age of computers, number of computers per department, per model, etc. Another example, if you give your boss an update or project status – you just don’t list the things that you did, you should give things done, not done, ongoing, percent of completion, budget, issues and concerns, recommendations to address issues and concerns, etc. That is analysis! That’s how you should do it.

If you analyze data it becomes information. From this information your boss will be able to understand the situation and make decisions.

I got a nagging headache from an officemate whom I expected to analyze the data but instead got the nerve to tell me that I do my own analysis. I can do that but what is his value? Is he just supposed to gather data? Then he shouldn’t be in a supervisory nor managerial position – he should be a data collector. In my opinion, he should get a good “spanking” from his superior. He should learn to analyze.

If you’re young worker and you want to move up the ladder or be an expert in a certain field, please, please, do yourself a favor, learn how to ANALYZE!