What can the tale of the blind men and the elephant teach us about our own blindspots in the world of data?
Today’s guest helps us identify some of our data blindspots and learn how to attack them head on. Cindi Howson, Chief Data Strategy Officer at ThoughtSpot, shares how BI has transformed in recent years, what you can do to increase data literacy at your org, how your company can stay ahead of the hiring curve, and much more.
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"CDOs have to associate with others outside the organization so they do not get demotivated or burned out when there's too many setbacks or naysayers." - Cindi Howson
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Time Stamps
* (0:00) What elephants teach us about data
* (4:00) BI: then and now
* (12:05) The urgency of increasing digital literacy
* (17:07) How to start your data transformation
* (19:42) Competing in the labor market
* (26:49) The Data Chief Podcast
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Sponsor
This podcast is presented by Alation.
Learn more:
* Data Radicals: https://www.alation.com/podcast/
* Alation’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alation/
* Satyen’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssangani/
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Links
Connect with Cindi on LinkedIn
Check out ThoughtSpot
