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Shachar Meir

The Skills That Matter Most Are Changing

Published 17 days ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Most data professionals are worried about AI taking their jobs.
I think they're asking the wrong question.

The real shift isn't that AI can do more work.
It's that the people who used to tell us what work to do can increasingly do it themselves.

If your value comes from:

  • waiting for requirements
  • building reports on request
  • implementing tickets someone else wrote

then that's a problem.

The people who will thrive over the next few years are the ones who create direction, not just execute it.

They understand the business.
They ask better questions.
They influence decisions.
They take ownership of outcomes.

In other words, they lead.

I recently gave a talk at Data Science Festival about how data careers are changing, what AI is (and isn't) changing, and what skills I believe matter most going forward.

Watch the full talk here 👇

Most Data Professionals Are Preparing for the Wrong Future Most Data Professionals Are Preparing for the Wrong Future [45:43]
What is changing, and what isn't changing in data roles right now?

Have a great weekend!

Regards,
Shachar

P.S. I've recently launched my website – if you’re serious about growing beyond execution work and into real impact, it’s worth a look.

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