How to Lead in Data Science

5 Virtues for leading people

This chapter covers

• Growing the team with coaching, mentoring, and advising
• Representing the team confidently and contributing to broader management duties
• Observing and mitigating system anti-patterns and learning from incidents
• Driving clarity by distilling complex issues into concise narratives
• Managing the maker’s schedule versus the manager’s schedule

As a manager or staff data scientist, you have the responsibility to practice effective DS and nurture your team members’ habits with DS best practices. These virtues are the habitual actions that are etched into your character as a DS practitioner.

Ethics are the standards of conduct at work that enable data scientists to avoid unnecessary and self-inflicted ...