# 6 things I would NEVER allow in my data team. And what I expect instead: Tech...
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Author: Sebastian Hewing
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## Content
6 things I would NEVER allow in my data team. And what I expect instead: 1. Technology-first obsession ❌ “Let’s pick the stack first” ✅ Start with business problems, not tools 2. User avoidance ❌ “We already know what the business needs” ✅ Build with users, not for them 3. All-or-nothing thinking ❌ “If the data isn’t perfect, we can’t use it” ✅ 80/20 thinking 4. Governance as a barrier ❌ Power without accountability ✅ Clear ownership with real accountability 5. Victim mentality ❌ “We can’t create value without data culture” ✅ Create value first → culture follows 6. Obsession with cost over value ❌ Optimizing for efficiency instead of impact ✅ Value > cost I rarely struggles because I lacked skills or tech. I struggled because I tolerated wrong behaviors. Fix that… …and you don’t just improve your data team. You change how the business makes decisions. Want to stop running a data team that ships outputs and start building one that drives real business outcomes? 👉 Follow me, Sebastian, for daily no-bs content on data strategy. ♻️ And repost if you’ve seen perfect data models deliver zero value.