December 27, 2022

S3 | Ep 8 | Modern Day Data Leadership; Business, People & Culture with Vijay Yadav, Director, Quantitative Sciences; Data, Digital & Analytics, at Merck

52 minutes

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

...more

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December 27, 2022

S3 | Ep 8 | Modern Day Data Leadership; Business, People & Culture with Vijay Yadav, Director, Quantitative Sciences; Data, Digital & Analytics, at Merck

52 minutes

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

...more