In Episode 7, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer at Chaloub Group, where they discuss the role of servant leadership in Data & Analytics success, which includes;
- Being the first CDO in the British Army
- Why the remit of all CDOs should be to enable evidence-based decision-making
- Solving the challenge of helping organisations find the tantalisingly out-of-reach value
- Why servant leadership is the type of leadership needed to get value from data
- What servant leadership is NOT!
- Why to be a servant leader you need to have a fundamental shift in mindset
- Why you have to play to your people’s strengths and not agonise over their weaknesses
- People are 6 x more effective if they’re playing to their strengths
- Why you have to help people understand the context of decisions
- The twin facets of the role of the Data Leader
- The role of trusting partnerships and the importance of communication
- Why you can never get to value without trust
- How moving away from “then and us” is the secret sauce to unlocking value
- The difference between leadership, line management and mentorship
- To be a great influencer you need humility and courage
- Why being an enabler doesn’t mean you’re less important
- Why, amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics
- Why Gen AI is unlocking awareness of Data Literacy
- Why ruling through fear means you can kiss goodbye to innovation
- How servant leadership is not servile
- Aligning team structure and operating model to play to people’s strengths
- Why communication is just a form of marketing
- Learning the hard way that beauty is in the eye of the beholder
