S4 | Ep 7 | Servant Leadership; The Key to Value Creation with Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer at Chaloub Group

In Episode 7, of Season 4, of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom is joined by Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer at Chaloub Group, where they discuss the role of servant leadership in Data & Analytics success, which includes; Being the first CDO in the British Army Why the remit of all CDOs should be to enable evidence-based decision-making Solving the challenge of helping organisations find the tantalisingly out-of-reach valueWhy servant leadership is the type of leadership needed to get value from dataWhat servant leadership is NOT!Why to be a servant leader you need to have a fundamental shift in mindset Why you have to play to your people’s strengths and not agonise over their weaknesses People are 6 x more effective if they’re playing to their strengthsWhy you have to help people understand the context of decisions The twin facets of the role of the Data Leader The role of trusting partnerships and the importance of communication Why you can never get to value without trust How moving away from “then and us” is the secret sauce to unlocking valueThe difference between leadership, line management and mentorship To be a great influencer you need humility and courageWhy being an enabler doesn’t mean you’re less important Why, amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics Why Gen AI is unlocking awareness of Data Literacy Why ruling through fear means you can kiss goodbye to innovation How servant leadership is not servile Aligning team structure and operating model to play to people’s strengths Why communication is just a form of marketing Learning the hard way that beauty is in the eye of the beholder