Episode 34

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11th May 2021

Ep 34 | How Hands-On Should a Data Leader Be? with Graeme McDermott, Chief Data Officer at Tempcover

In Episode 34 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Graeme McDermott, Chief Data Officer at Tempcover, where they discuss one of the most debated topics in the industry right now; how hands-on should a data leader be, which includes;

Defining what we mean by “hands-on”
The two types of Data Leader: Hands-on V Agent of Change
Why being hands-on will get you buy-in and credibility from D&A teams
The benefits of remaining hands-on
The role that scale plays in making the decision
Why the industry needed that agent of change
What areas outside of “technical" or “strategic” should Data Leaders focus on
The relationship between Data Maturity & Data Leadership
How to quantify "better questions" and why we need to ask them
Why Data Literacy is a journey and not a destination
Why context is important to provide solutions
Utilising nudge theory and the 5 Why’s
How to develop diverse friendly recruitment practices
Is Agile fit for purpose in Data & Analytics
How much time is split between being hands-on versus strategic

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Driven by Data: The Podcast

Designed for Data Enthusiasts to hear from the Data & Analytics industry's thought leaders

Orbition Group is delighted to bring you this podcast series, which is designed for Data Enthusiasts, to hear from some of the most high-profile Data, Analytics and AI thought leaders from around the globe.

Each episode will detail the guests journey to the top while bringing unique insights, drawn from first-hand experience on the industry’s most trending topics.

This podcast was created as a way for our industry's most respected leadership figures from across the world to give back to the Data & Analytics community, by sharing; knowledge, experiences and ideas, to inspire, innovate and provide real-life use cases on the industries most pressing topics/challenges.

About your host

Kyle Winterbottom

Founder of Orbition Group, a Search and Talent Solutions business that operates exclusively within the world of Data, Analytics & AI.

I am hugely passionate about enabling organisations to drive decisions and obtain value from the use of Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence.

As such, I believe it is imperative that as a community, we share; knowledge, ideas, real-life use cases and inspiration to collectively give back to our industry.

Given my fortunate position of speaking with hundreds, if not thousands of leadership figures within the global Data & Analytics community each year , I feel it is my duty to share the successes, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Therefore, I have positioned Orbition Group to be a facilitator of that knowledge sharing, through these podcasts, events we host and public speaking.