Hi, Kelli:)

Another very useful and well-articulated article - this one should be a discussion with leaders at all levels.   One good reason I liked this article is your focus on an aspect of our data-driven workplaces I had not specifically considered, as captured in this quote:  "The thinking of 'never enough information' causes us to believe our situation is full of ambiguity and stress, thus resulting in delayed decisions and project plans."

We all suffer from the pace of change and that feeling that we never get done collecting and analyzing.  However, you clearly point out the negative result of that in creating a perception of ambiguity and stress, which may or may not be objectively true.  However, if we feel it, we believe it, and if we believe it, we act on it.

We all would do well to remember this and check our assumptions regularly.

I have a slight advantage when it comes to workplace ambiguity, due to some background in counseling and therapy, where concepts such as mindfulness, reality checking, and acceptance help folks (including myself) deal more peacefully with all the data, the lack of clarity, and just plain noise that comes our way every day.

Really appreciate this post ... keep 'em coming:)

John