From data storytelling to visual design, Bill Shander has spent over three decades helping teams make their insights clear, compelling, and impossible to ignore.
The only class I ever dropped in college was computer programming. The only “C” I ever got? Statistics.
So obviously, I now teach people how to tell better stories with data.
Yes, life is weird.
But in hindsight, it kind of makes sense. I wasn’t drawn to the mechanics of code, especially in the 80s when coding was very rigid. I also had no desire to get into the weeds of the math behind the numbers back then.
I was always obsessed with the meaning. What are we actually saying with this data? Why does it matter?
Somewhere along the way, I realized the real problem wasn’t the data. It wasn’t the tools.
Smart people were creating beautiful dashboards that no one used. Writing reports packed with insights that got skimmed or ignored. Presenting charts that made sense to them, but not to the people who actually needed to make decisions.
I help teams turn information into impact. I help analysts become communicators. I help organizations stop wasting their best work on unread reports and forgotten dashboards.
I love this work.
Not because I’m obsessed with bar charts (though I do have strong opinions all kinds of things related to charts, like which ones to choose, how to design the axis labels, and much much more), but mostly I believe that when people truly understand what you’re trying to say, everything gets better: the work, the outcomes, the decisions, the culture.
And also… your job gets way less frustrating.
If that sounds like something your team could use, I’d love to help.
Learn to uncover what your managers, clients, customers and other stakeholders need before doing what they ask
In Stakeholder Whispering: Uncover What People Need Before Doing What They Ask, Bill demonstrates how to get from your stakeholders’ “order”― what they’re asking for ― to what they really need. You’ll learn how to uncover the real underlying needs of your clients, colleagues, bosses, customers, and other stakeholders based on what they ask for and how they ask for it, and how to deliver products and services that meet those needs.
Want better results with fewer bad requests? Start by getting inside your stakeholders’ heads, without the guesswork.
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