Ep 35 | The Need for a Data NED with Caroline Worboys, Data, Digital & AI NED

Driven by Data: The Podcast

In Episode 35 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Caroline Worboys, Data, Digital & AI NED, where they discuss why the Data, Analytics and AI industry needs independent NED's, which includes:

• Why we need to be creative as well as analytical
• The need to be outcome-focused but understanding how you'll get there
• The Art of the Possible: Why business leaders often want us to provide insight to identify the opportunity
• The role of corporate bias
• Why budget ownership can create constraints for CDO’s
• The golden question: What do you wish you could predict?
• The importance of keeping it high-level for as long as possible
• The role structure can play on how successful we are
• The importance of helping business leaders prioritise
• What it takes to be a successful NED
• The benefit of being free from day-to-day constraints
• Why you reap what you sow with regards to culture
• Why context is so important even at the execution level