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

Driven by Data: The Podcast

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