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28th Nov 2023

S4 | Ep 4 | The Transition; From ‘Data Leader’ to CDO with Kinnari Ladha, Chief Customer Data Officer at Manchester Airport Group (MAG)

In Episode 4, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Kinnari Ladha, Chief Customer Data Officer at Manchester Airport Group (MAG), where they discuss what it takes to make the move from leading Data & Analytics teams, to becoming a CDO, which includes;

  • The major differences between leading Data & Analytics teams and being a CDO
  • Why you have to leave your Data Analytics hat at the door and focus on business strategy
  • Why you need to manage your leadership style to handle emotions and politics
  • The importance of trust and empowerment
  • Culture, Change and Relationship Building
  • Why you have to measure the impact of the business outcomes you’re supporting
  • The telltale signs that you’re ready to execute
  • Why operating as an executive requires a totally different skillset
  • The importance of diversity of thought and resilience
  • Understanding pain points and value levers
  • Why you need to have a growth mindset to step up to become a CDO
  • How to assess whether a CDO title is actually a CDO role
  • Do we really need a voice at the table?
  • Why you need to move the perception of your team from service provider to partner
  • The importance of understanding how your stakeholders mange their P&L
  • Why you need a communications plan to dictate your own narrative
  • Striking the balance between strategy and execution
  • Why you’ve got to hold yourself to account for milestones and deliverables
  • The art of data storytelling as a CDO
  • Communicating your vision in a way it resonates to different audiences
  • The impact of being seen as a ‘thought-leader’ and why it’s important
  • Learning to read the room
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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.

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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.