Jonathan Cornelissen Wants His Employees to Love Their Job
Jonathan Cornelissen is the founder and CEO of his company DataCamp. In his blog he talks about all sorts of things that have to do with his company and the people that work for him. Below is a preview of some of Jonathan’s blog that will give you a look into the man and a glimpse into the company he has built. Jonathan Cornelissen company helps businesses to harness data science that will let their companies grow and transform (Underdog).
Companies are having trouble filling positions that deal with data science. Normal education routes do not have the funds to train enough people because the cost is so high. Even some data scientists and analysts do not have the tools they need to become data fluent. In another blog post Cornelissen talks about employee engagement. He feels that if you give an employee a place to work that makes them love their job, you are doing something right. He takes surveys from his employees to access how the employee feels about their work environment.
This is also an additional tool for him to find out if there are things that can be done to make it even better. One blog post that the specialist educator talks about transparency. He shares information on all aspects of his company whether it be things they need to improve on or things they have already improved on. This information is open to anyone in the company to learn about. Salaries at his company is not included in the transparencies but would be if he he ever starts another company.
Adding information about the tools that have been useful for him, Jonathan Cornelissen writes about the business books he keeps on hand which are:
- The hard thing about hard things which doesn’t sugar coat how hard it is to start a business.
- Principles : Life and Work showcases a successful hedge fund manager
- Measure what matters, a book about day to day work. It tells about when to make tradeoffs and how to know what to optimize.
- Venture deals is a book about being smarter than a venture capitalist and your lawyer.
- Never split the difference: Negotiating as if your life depends on it.
More on Jonathan Cornelissen´s DataCamp platforms at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS1iqL78reOEXeHtA6NkRiw