Reading a join without writing one
Why managers benefit from sketching relationships between tables even when someone else owns the query text.
Field notes
Writing for managers who live between dashboards and decisions
These posts are editorial, not legal advice, and they reference specific NorthPeak Query Academy programs by name so you can map ideas to your catalog picks.
When a KPI looks fine but feels wrong
A finance-friendly checklist for separating presentation drift from underlying metric drift.
Designing data requests people want to answer
Templates from the Cross-Department Data Requests program, adapted for remote teams.
Migration steering committees deserve a calmer vocabulary
How the SQL Basics for Managers Express sprint frames parity conversations without promising magic.
Private workshops and the paperwork that makes them stick
What we require before a Leadership Data Forum, and why it protects both sides.