{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Data Matas","title":"S3E7 - Building High-Performance Data Teams Starts With People, Not Tools","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/76a3d503\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2449,"description":"Data Engineering as a Team Sport: Coaching, Accountability, and PragmatismIn this episode, Sam Wrench, Lead at Reality Mine, joins us to explore what actually makes data teams perform at a high level.We cover:Why data engineering breaks down when teams optimise for tools instead of people How coaching principles translate directly from elite sport to data leadership Why dogfooding your own data creates faster feedback loops and better quality How to think about AI as a managed colleague, not an autopilot Why pragmatic, security-first tooling often beats chasing industry hypeThis is a grounded conversation for anyone building data platforms that real teams and real decisions depend on.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ct59eQJqdPsuicw7AJDtS5q80LLSqi7Wq51tbBc6kq4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMDUw/MDJhMDFlMGQ5Yzdk/ZjY2MzAxZjFlODVm/MGU3Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}