In Episode 8 of Season 3, of Driven By Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Vijay Yadav, Director, Quantitative Sciences; Data, Digital & Analytics, at Merck, where they discuss what modern-day data leadership should consist of, which includes;
- The reality of why most data initiatives don’t start from the business objective, despite everyone knowing that should be the starting point
- Why many Data Leaders don’t really understand what the business wants
- Why ‘the business' should be in the driver’s seat, at least in the passenger seat, but not in the trunk/boot (where it often is)
- Why Data Leaders are often guilty of mystifying data for business leaders/consumers
- How he learnt the hard way by delivering many technical projects that failed
- Why your success as a Data Leader is directly linked to the ability of the people you can attract and retain
- Why ‘People’ trumps both ‘Process’ and ‘Technology’
- The tangible benefits of putting people first
- The fundamentals of retaining great people
- What Data Culture really means
- Why culture can’t be “changed”
- The relationship between culture and literacy
- The role of internal data communities in building a great data culture
- Practical tips on how to build one effectively
Driven by Data: The Podcast