Discussing AI First Company and AI First mentality with Ash Fontana. He sheds light on how organizations could embrace analytics, data and AI to retain competitive edge.

Bio:
Ash Fontana became one of the most recognized startup investors in the world after launching online investing at AngelList. He then became a Managing Director of Zetta, the first investment fund that focused on AI. The firm was the lead investor in category-defining AI companies such as Kaggle, Domino, Tractable, Lilt and Invenia. He has appeared in Fast Company, Bloomberg, Forbes, CNBC and at the UN. This is his first book.

Ash's Book:
The AI-First Company: How to Compete and Win with Artificial Intelligence by Ash Fontana https://amzn.to/33C2OL5

Ash's Recommendations:
On Intelligence: How a New Understanding of the Brain Will Lead to the Creation of Truly Intelligent Machines by Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee https://amzn.to/3vZhksk
Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain by Patricia S. Churchland https://amzn.to/2RiKrYO

Discussion Timeline:
TIMELINE

Some questions we covered:
1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1 point that this book points to:
2. Vishal briefly introduce guest
 
Stage 2: Subject Matter Expertise
3. What is the state of startups today?
4. State of AI in mature organization?
5. AI and Enterprise outlook? Cautionary tale or hopeful story
6. Who will win the AI race?
7. Challenges in AI adoption?
 
Stage 3: Introduction as an author
8. What is an AI-First company?
9. Why write AI-First?
10. Why does every company need to prioritize AI over the next decade? 
11. What are the most common mistakes companies make when trying to become AI-First? 
12. What’s the difference between “lean-startup” and “lean AI”? 
14. How do AI-First companies retain more of the “first mover” advantage than others?
15. AI + Business, will make it more science or art?
16. Can AI be a competitive edge
 
Stage 4: Rapid Fire with Ben Pring [Say what comes to your mind]
17 a. #MachineLearning
17 b. #Technology
17 c. #Leadership
17 d. #FutureOfWork
17 e. #Culture
17 f. #DigitalTransformation
17 g. #Disruption
17 h. #JobsOfFuture
17 i. #FutureofStartup
17 j. #FutureofOrganization
17 k. #AIFirst
 
Stage 5: Closing
18. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey?
19. Do you have any favorite read?
20. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience? 

About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About FutureOfData:
FutureOfData takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of data, analytics, and insights. 

About AnalyticsWeek.com
FutureOfData is managed by AnalyticsWeek.com, a #FutureOfData Leadership community of Organization architects and leaders.

Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

Keywords:
#FutureofData #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Building an AI First Company and Culture

In this podcast, Ben Pring co-founded and leads the Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant discussed the challenges of technology and transformation as we go through the future of work. Ben shared some challenges of not doing technology transformation properly. He also talked about his book Monster sharing similar insights as it relates to technology and its adoption.

Introduction:
Ben Pring co-founded and leads the Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant, a $16+ billion American multinational technology company that provides consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services and has over 289,500 employees. Ben sits on the advisory board of the Labor and Work-Life program at Harvard Law School. In 2018 Ben was a Bilderberg Meeting participant. Ben was named as one of 30 management thinkers to watch in 2020 by Thinkers 50. He was recently named a leading influencer on the future of work by Onalytica. In 2007, Ben won Gartner's prestigious Thought Leader Award. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the London Times, the Drucker Forum Report, Business Insider, Forbes, and Fortune. Based near Boston since 2000, Ben graduated with a degree in Philosophy from Manchester University, in the UK where he grew up.
 
Here's the GPS for the questions (These are just the boundaries questions to give a rough journey for the conversation):
 
Stage 1: Lead-in
1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1 point that this book points to:
2. Vishal briefly introduce guest
 
Stage 2: Subject Matter Expertise
3. What is the state of work today?
4. Why did you chose to invest yourself in FutureOfWork
5. How has the future of work changed since the last year?
6. What is one thing people get wrong about Work & Technology?
 
Stage 3: Introduction as an author
7. Why do you call technology a "monster" that we can't yet tame? 
8. Why did you feel it was important for you as tech insiders to speak up about a topic that many others are running from? 
9. What's been missing from today's heated conversation about technology's rising power?
10. Why write monster?
11. Why relate technology with a monster?
12. How to reclaim control of technology?
13. What is the role of government?
14. What is the role of business?
15. What is the role of a leader?
 
Stage 4: Rapid Fire with Ben Pring [Say what comes to your mind]
16 a. #FutureOfWork
16 b. #Technology
16 c. #Leadership
16 d. #Monster
16 e. #Equity
16 f. #Diversity
16 g. #Legislature
16 h. #JobsOfFuture
16 i. #FutureOfLearning
16 j. #Something exciting
16 k. #Things that keep you up at night?
 
Stage 5: Closing
17. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey?
18. Do you have any favorite read?
19. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience?

About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About WorkPod:
Work Pod takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of work, workers, and the workplace. 

About Work2.org
WorkPod is managed by Work2.org, a #FutureOfWork community for HR and Organization architects and leaders.

Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

Keywords:
#FutureofWork #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Data, Technology and #FutureofWork

In this conversation, Thomas Eisenmann discussed the complicated world of startup failures. Tom discussed various failures and what are some ways businesses could have done right. This is a great conversation for anyone seeking to understand failures and how to avoid them.

Bio:
Tom Eisenmann is the Howard H. Stevenson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School (HBS) and the faculty co-chair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. Since joining the HBS faculty in 1997, he’s led The Entrepreneurial Manager, an introductory course taught to all first-year MBAs, and launched fourteen electives on all aspects of entrepreneurship, including one on startup failure. Eisenmann has authored more than one hundred HBS case studies and his writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Forbes. He is the author of the new book Why Startups Fail.

Thomas's Book:
Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success https://amzn.to/2SeCCEa

Discussion Timeline:
TIMELINE

Stage 1: Lead-in
1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1 point that this book points to:
2. Vishal briefly introduce guest
Stage 2: Subject Matter Expertise
3. What is the state of startups today?
4. What are some common pitfalls you find in the world of startups?
5. What is the state of innovation today?
6. What are some common patterns you are seeing when it comes to startups that are coming up today?
7. How has corporate innovation stifled over the last year?
Stage 3: Introduction as an author
8. Why study startup failures?
9. What are some surprises you found in studying startup failures?
10. What are the most common patterns of failure? 
11. Why is it important to normalize and accept failure? 
12. Is there such a thing as failing well? 
13. What was one of most of the unexpected failures you learned about when writing this book?
14. How you should embrace failure if you are a founder?
15. Are failures something you avoid or something you should embrace?
16. Naseem Taleb suggests being anti-fragile, can startup be anti-fragile

Stage 4: Rapid Fire [Say what comes to your mind]
17 a. #Startups
17 b. #Entrepreneurship
17 c. #Failures
17 d. #Growth
17 e. #Culture
17 f. #Founder
17 g. #Disruption
17 h. #JobsOfFuture
17 i. #FutureofStartup
17 j. #FutureofOrganization
 
Stage 5: Closing
18. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey?
19. Do you have any favorite read?
20. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience? 

About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About WorkPod:
Work Pod takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of work, workers, and the workplace. 

About Work2.org
WorkPod is managed by Work2.org, a #FutureOfWork community for HR and Organization architects and leaders.

Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

Keywords:
#FutureofWork #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Discussing Startup Failures with Tom Eisenmann

In this session, Ram discussed the ever-evolving world of competitive advantage. He shared how current changes desire to rethink of competitive edge strategies. He shared some data-driven strategies and some best practices that are executable and easy to implement.
Bio:
Ram Charan is the co-author of the bestselling Execution and Confronting Reality, written with Larry Bossidy, and the author of Know-How and a dozen other books. A former award-winning Harvard Business School professor, he is a worldwide expert on business strategy, execution, corporate boards, and building a high-performance organization. He has worked with the CEOs of some of the world's most successful companies, including GE, Bank of America, Verizon, Coca-Cola, 3M, Merck, Aditya Birla Group, and Tata Group.

Ram's Book:
Rethinking Competitive Advantage: New Rules for the Digital Age https://amzn.to/3x5cU3w

Discussion Timeline:
TIMELINE

Stage 1: Lead-in
1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1-2 points/key takeaways that this book points to:
2. Vishal briefly introduce the guest and kicks off the session
 
Stage 2: Subject Matter Expertise
3. What is the state of organizations today?
4. How to steer an organization when external forces influence your internals [pandemic etc.]
5. What are some good habits you surfaced for a constantly evolving organization
6. What are some signs that you are steering in the wrong direction?
 
Stage 3: Introduction as an author
7. Explain your journey to your current role?
8. Could you share something about your current role?
9. What does your company do?
10. Explain your journey to this book?
11. Why write this book?
 
Stage 4: Main points on the books
12. What has changed about business today that has rendered obsolete the classic rules of competitive strategy established by Michael Porter and others and requires a new playbook?
13. As an advisor to some of the world's top CEOs, how worried are they about competing with digital giants right now and what is their best hope?
14. Does Wal-Mart stand a chance at competing with the ultimate digital giant of Amazon?
15. Why is imagination such an important skill for competing today?
16. What is the reason companies should spend more time thinking about their ecosystem than on their direct competitors?
17. Why do you say that companies need a money-making model, not a business model, and what’s an example?
 
Stage 4: Rapid Fire [Say what comes to your mind]
18 a. #FutureOfWork
18 b. #Technology
18 c. #Leadership
18 d. #Competition
18 e. #Partnership
18 f. #Capitalism
18 g. #GoodBusiness
18 h. #BadBusiness
18 i. #FutureOfLearning
18 j. #CompetitiveAdvantage
18 k. #1ThingsMisunderstoodAboutCompetition
 
Stage 5: Closing
19. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey?
20. Do you have any favorite read?
21. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience?
About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About WorkPod:
Work Pod takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of work, workers, and the workplace. 

About Work2.org
WorkPod is managed by Work2.org, a #FutureOfWork community for HR and Organization architects and leaders.

Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

Keywords:
#FutureofWork #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Rethinking Competitive Advantage with Ram Charan

In this show, Jeffrey Hull talks about his book Flex. He shared insights on the art and science of being a great leader. He shared the anatomy of leadership and the ingredients of those who do it successfully.

Bio:
Jeffrey Hull, Ph.D. BCC is CEO of Leadershift, Inc. a leadership development consultancy based in New York City and author of the best-selling book, FLEX: The Art and Science of Leadership in A Changing World, from Penguin-Random House in 2019. A highly sought-after speaker, consultant, and executive coach with over twenty-five years working with C-suite leaders worldwide, Dr. Hull is also a Clinical Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School and adjunct Professor of Leadership at New York University. He is the Director of Education and Business Development at the Institute of Coaching, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. Dr Hull has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, and a wide range of media. He can be reached at www.jeffreyhull.com.

Jeffrey’s Book:
Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World by Jeffrey Hull https://amzn.to/36xXRnZ

Timeline:
0:55 Jefferey's journey
3:17 How much of leadership is art and science?
5:55 The evolution of leadership over thousands of years.
11:02 Does leadership influence culture or culture influences a leader?
14:31 Empirical, scientific decision making Vs normal decision making.
19:05 The necessity of a leader in today's data-driven times.
21:57 The right leadership model for a well-led organization.
25:17 The role of leadership in a flattening organization.
28:54 Tenets of a good leader.
34:08 The importance of having a coach, a mentor in an employee's work-life.
37:39 The difference between a leader and a manager.
43:27 Misconceptions of leadership.
45:43 About the book "Flex".
49:02 The idea reader for "Flex".
50:31 Having access to a coaching book early on in an employee's career.
54:53 Rapid fire.
59:02 Jeffery's success mantra.
1:01:37 Being vulnerable as a leader.
1:03:22 Jeffery's favorite reads.
1:05:44 Closing remarks.

About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World’s largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World’s largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About WorkPod:
Work Pod takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of work, workers, and the workplace.

About Work2.org
work is managed by Work2.org, a #FutureOfWork community for HR and Organization architects and leaders.

Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

Keywords:
#FutureofWork #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

The Art and Science of Leadership

In this podcast, Matt Blumberg discussed his book Startup CXO, the insights it carries and shared how to build a thriving leadership that builds for tomorrow today. He sheds light on the importance of a good leader and how to achieve it effectively.

Matt's Recommended Read:
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Ben Horowitz https://amzn.to/3edvsHV
The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown https://amzn.to/3k994TR

Matt's Book:
Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams by Matt Blumberg , Peter M. Birkeland https://amzn.to/3AWuyJL

Podcast Link:
iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes
Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube

Matt is the founder and CEO of Bolster, a new talent marketplace for on-demand executives and board members launched in 2020. Matt was previously Chairman & CEO of Return Path, the market leader in email optimization, from 1999, until its sale to Validity. Under Matt’s leadership, Return Path won numerous employer of choice awards including #2 on Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies to Work for” list. Prior to founding Return Path, Matt founded the Internet division of MovieFone (777-FILM) and had previously worked in venture capital and management consulting. Matt is Founder and Chairman of Path Forward, a non-profit that was spun out of Return Path in 2016 whose mission is to empower people to restart their careers after time spent focused on caregiving. He is also the author of Startup CEO: A field guide to scaling up your business, second edition published by Wiley & Sons in 2020, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Your Company’s Critical Teams, published by Wiley & Sons in 2021, and the forthcoming second edition of Startup Boards, to be published by Wiley & Sons in 2021 or 2022.

Timelines:
1:10 Matt's journey.
3:22 The need for Bolster.
6:11 Tenets of a successful startup.
8:08 The kind of leadership required for a successful startup.
11:08 Best practices building a successful culture for a startup.
13:27 Pitfalls in leading a startup.
16:40 Qualities of a successful leader.
18:48 Tenets of a good leader in a startup environment.
22:00 Differentiating team expectations in small, mid, and large organizations.
24:06 Tips on grooming leaders in an organization.
25:47 The idea behind the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO".
30:27 Research behind the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO".
32:48 Picking the right authors for the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO".
35:42 How does the on-demand leadership model fit into the life of a startup?
40:39 The role of technology in getting further access to leadership talent.
41:43 The future of leadership.
43:40 Rapidfire with Matt.
45:32 Matt's success mantra.
48:50 Matt's favorite reads.
50:20 Closing remarks.

About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

Future of Thriving Startup CXO

In this session, Frank Calderoni, CEO Anaplan shared how to build a company that sees hypergrowth by upstanding the character of the company. He shared his insights on his journey in leading a large organization while still maintaining the character-led culture. 

Bio:
Frank Calderoni is the Chief Executive Officer of Anaplan and the chairman of the company’s board of directors. Frank is a technology industry veteran with over 30 years of successful executive leadership. Before joining Anaplan, Frank served as the Executive Vice President (EVP), Operations, and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Red Hat, Inc. from June 2015 to January 2017. He also served as EVP and CFO at Cisco Systems, Inc. for seven years. Prior to that, he served as Cisco’s Senior Vice President (SVP), Customer Solutions Finance, and Vice President, Worldwide Sales Finance. Frank joined Cisco in 2004 from QLogic Corporation, where he was the SVP and CFO. Prior to that, he was the SVP, Finance & Administration, and CFO for SanDisk Corporation. Frank also sits on the board of Adobe Systems, Inc.

Franks Book:
Upstanding: How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth by Frank A. Calderoni  https://amzn.to/3z7igws

Discussion Timeline:
0:57	Frank's journey.
2:11	Thoughts on meaning of success for a leader in a large organization.
4:13	Financial metrics vs employee happiness.
8:42	Culture is built from bottom up or top down?
12:00	Culture and strategy.
14:19	Leadership during uncertain times.
19:33	The story behind the book "Upstanding".
20:52	The timing of the book "Upstanding".
24:17:00	How to gauge the character of an organization?
26:39:00	Influence of a leader in determining the character and culture of an organization.
28:23:00	The ideal reader for the book "Upstanding".
30:06:00	Rapidfire with Frank.
33:17:00	Frank's favorite reads.
34:29:00	Closing remarks.
About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About WorkPod:
Work Pod takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of work, workers, and the workplace. 

About Work2.org
WorkPod is managed by Work2.org, a #FutureOfWork community for HR and Organization architects and leaders.

Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

Keywords:
#FutureofWork #Work2.0 #Work2dot0 #Leadership #Growth #Org2dot0 #Work2 #Org2

Upstanding Company Character to Succeed

In this session, Eloy Sasot, Head of Analytics, NewsCorp, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as an analytics executive, best practices, hacks for upcoming executives, and some challenges/opportunities she's observing as a Chief Analytics Officer.

Timeline:

0:29 Eloy's journey.
4:43 Why work in a publishing house?
7:16 Non-tech industry doing tech stuff.
10:18 Tips for a small business to get started with data science.
13:46 Creating a culture of data science in a company.
17:23 Convincing leaders towards data science.
22:05 Initial days for a leader in creating a data science practice.
27:20 Putting together a data science team.
29:18 Choosing the right tool.
33:00 Keep oneself tool agnostic.
35:20 CDO, CAO, and CTO.
38:58 Defining a data scientist at News Corp.
42:12 Future of data analytics.
46:37 Blaming everything on Big Data.

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/563533-2/

Here's Eloy's Bio:
Eloy is the CAO at News Corp, a worldwide network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services, such as The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, New York Post, The Times, The Sun, The Australian, HarperCollins, Move, Storyful and Unruly

Prior to this, Eloy led Pricing, Data Science and Data Analytics for HarperCollins Publishers, the second-largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 18 countries, nearly 200 years of history, and more than 65 unique imprints. Since joining HarperCollins in 2011, Eloy pioneered the creation and development of the pricing function, first in the UK, and then its extension to an international scale for the global company. He worked with his teams and each division around the world to drive data-driven decision-making, with a particular focus on Pricing. Besides his global role, he was Board Level Director of HarperCollins UK.

He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s in Mathematical Engineering from INSA Toulouse.

Follow @eloysasot

The podcast is sponsored by:
TAO.ai(https://tao.ai), Artificial Intelligence Driven Career Coach

About #Podcast:
#FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey to create the data-driven future.

Want to Join?
If you or any you know wants to join in,
Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/

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Keywords:
#FutureOfData #DataAnalytics #Leadership #Podcast #BigData #Strategy

Eloy Sasot, Head of Analytics, News Corp

As we are stepping into 4th industrial age, we must prepare our HR4.0 workforce to use new age tools to fix Employee engagement. We will build-up a case for need of an AI in HR and discuss some considerations we must take to build a powerful and scalable system. We will spend some time discussing one of the ways TAO.ai is solving employee engagement and preparing powerful AI to work with new age tools, talent, technologies and techniques to empower workers with best decision making support system.

About #Podcast:
#FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future.

Wanna Join?
If you or any you know wants to join in,
Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/

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Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com 

Keywords:
FutureOfData
Data
Analytics
Leadership Podcast
Big Data
Strategy

Tackling 4th Industrial Revolution with HR4.0

Wednesday at 9 AM Pacific

Update: Talk is available @ https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/97300/the-quantum-disruption-in-global-business-driven-by-the-big-analytics

The Quantum disruption in Global Business driven by The Big Analytics Listen to Vishal Kumar, An Author, Innovator, and a Mentor in discussion on one of the most important and relevant subjects of the modern times: The Big Analytics, and how it is changing the landscape of Global Business 

Wednesday at 9 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel


Featured Guest


Vishal Kumar

Vishal Kumar is CEO & President of AnalyticsWeek. He is a leading advocate for data-driven decision making. He is rated as top 100 global influencers to follow in data analytics by leading research organizations. He has published two books on the topics of analytics. Currently, his work involves using Artificial Intelligence to prepare the workforce for the future. Vishal has been a keynote speaker at various international conferences. He sits as advisor to various analytics startups.

Originally Posted @ VoiceAmerica

About #Podcast:
#FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers and lead practitioners to come on show and discuss their journey in creating the data driven future.

Wanna Join?
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Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/

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Keywords:
FutureOfData
Data
Analytics
Leadership Podcast
Big Data
Strategy

Global Business By The Big Analytics

In this session, Sean Naismith, Head of Analytics Services, Enova Decisions, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his thoughts around Analytics As a Service platform. Sean discussed how a business could decide to look for alternative solutions to get ahead in the analytics game in a rapidly evolving competitive environment.

Timeline:
0:29 Introduction.
1:05 Sean's journey.
2:29 Introducing Enova.
3:30 Enova's clientele.
4:32 Decision management system.
6:40 Structuring Decision management system.
9:28 Analytics as a service.
11:01 Analytics as a competitive edge.
13:20 Art of doing business and science of doing business.
16:28 How is the science of doing business-impacting companies?
18:59 The right time to invest in DMS.
20:10 Analytics as a service use cases.
22:58 Decision life cycle.
27:57 DMS working with new customer landscape.
30:49 DMS deployment for translation companies.
33:05 Adaptability of DMS.
35:15 DMS aiding in Analysis paralysis.
37:31 DMS working with AI.
39:41 Challenges and opportunities in DMS.
41:22 Analyzing the non-repeatable decision.
43:33 DMS and future of data.

Podcast link:
https://futureofdata.org/futureofdata-podcast-conversation-sean-naismith-enova-decisions/

Here's Sean's Bio:
Sean joined Enova as Head of Analytics Services for Enova Decisions in 2016. Prior to working at Enova, Sean served as an Advanced Analytics Consultant and Senior Director of Business Analytics for Leapfrog, where he led the development of the company’s predictive analytics capabilities. Before Leapfrog, Sean served as Director of Strategic Intelligence for TrendPointers, LLC, and Director of Research for Global Currency Group. He also currently serves as Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Naismith Wealth Management, LLC, which he founded in 2015. Sean is a CFP® certificate and holds the CMT designation. He received his B.A. in finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The podcast is sponsored by:
TAO.ai(https://tao.ai), Artificial Intelligence Driven Career Coach

About #Podcast:
#FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey to create the data-driven future.

Want to Join?
If you or any you know wants to join in,
Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/

Want to sponsor?
Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com

Keywords:
#FutureOfData #DataAnalytics #Leadership #Podcast #BigData #Strategy

Sean Naismith, Head of Analytics Services, Enova Decisions

In this podcast, Robin discussed how an analytics organization functions in a collaborative culture. He shed some light on preparing a robust framework while working on policy rich setup. This talk is a must for anyone building an analytics organization with a culture-rich or policy rich environment.

Timeline:
0:29 Robin's journey.
6:02 Challenges in working as a chief data scientist.
9:50 Two breeds of data scientists.
13:38 Introducing data science into large companies.
16:57 Creating a center of excellence with data.
19:52 Challenges in working with a government agency.
22:57 Creating a self-serving system.
26:29 Defining chief data officer, chief analytics officer, chief data scientist.
28:28 Designing an architecture for a rapidly changing company culture.
31:39 Future of analytics and data leaders.
35:47 Art of doing business and science of doing business.
42:26 Perfect data science hire.
45:08 Closing remarks.

Podcast link:
https://futureofdata.org/futureofdata-with-robin-thottungal-chief-data-scientist-at-epa/

Here's Robin's bio on his current EPA Role:
- Leading the Data Analytics effort of 15,000+ member agency through providing strategic vision, program development, evangelizing the value of data-driven decision making, bringing a lean-start up approach to the public sector & building advanced data analytics platform capable of real-time/batch analysis.

-Serving as Chief data scientist for the agency, including directing, coordinating, and overseeing the division’s leadership of EPA’s multi­media data analytics, visualization, and predictive analysis work along with related tools, application development, and services.

-Develop and oversee the implementation of Agency policy on integration analysis of environmental data, including multi­media analysis and assessments of environmental quality, status, and trends.

-Develop, market, and implement tactical and strategic plans for the Agency’s data management, advanced data analytics, and predictive analysis work.

-Lead cross­federal, state, tribal, and local government data partnerships as well as information partnerships with other entities.

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#FutureOfData with Robin Thottungal, Chief Data Scientist at EPA

In this podcast, Andrea Gallego, Principal & Global Technology Lead @ Boston Consulting Group, talks about her journey as a data science practitioner in the consulting space. She talks about some of the industry practices that up and rising data science professionals must deploy and talks about some operational hacks to help create a robust data science team. It is a must-listen conversation for practitioner folks in the industry trying to deploy a data science team and build solutions for a service industry.

Timeline:
0:29 Andrea's journey.
5:41 Andrea's current role.
8:02 Seasoned data professional to COO role.
11:27 The essentials for having analytics at scale.
14:56 First steps to creating an analytics practice.
18:33 Defining an engineering first company.
22:33 A different understanding of data engineering.
26:40 Mistakes businesses make in their data science practice.
30:21 Some good business problems that data science can solve.
36:42 Democratization of data vs. privacy in companies.
38:04 Tech to business challenges.
40:11 Important KPIs for building a data science practice.
43:47 Hacks to hiring good data science candidates.
49:07 Art of doing business and science of doing business.
52:16 Andrea's secret to success.
55:12 Andrea's favorite read.
58:35 Closing remarks.

Andrea's Recommended Read:
Arrival by Ted Chiang http://amzn.to/2h6lJpv
Build to Last by Jim Collins http://amzn.to/2yMCsam
Designing Agentive Technology: AI That Works for People Paperback http://amzn.to/2ySDHGp

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/andrea-gallego-bcg-managing-analytics-practice/

Andrea's BIO:
Andrea is Principal & Global Technology Lead @ Boston Consulting Group. Prior to BCG, Andrea was COO of QuantumBlack’s Cloud platform. She also manages the cloud platform team and helps drive the vision and future of McKinsey Analytics’ digital capabilities. Andrea has broad expertise in computer science, cloud computing, digital transformation strategy, and analytics solutions architecture. Prior to joining the Firm, Andrea was a technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton. She holds a BS in Economics and MS in Analytics (with a concentration in computing methods for analytics).

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Andrea Gallego / @BCG on Managing Analytics Practice

In this podcast, Chuck Rehberg from Trigent Software sat with Vishal to discuss how, as a technologist, leaders should think about connecting technology to help solve real business pains. Chuck also shared some of the best practices technologists could adopt to built successful integrity-filled bias-free teams and solutions.

Timeline
0:29 Chuck's journey.
8:45 Chuck's role in Trigent.
14:18 Trigent's niche clients.
16:26 Semantics and Trigent model.
18:42 What is semantics?
22:00 The state of semantics today.
28:00 Best practices for businesses to use technology optimally.
33:13 Tips for businesses to remain stable in the time of disruptive technology.
36:18 App technology vis a vis enterprise stack.
39:43 Perspectives on the bias.
43:40 Measuring KPIs for success.
48:16 Ingredients of a good technology team.
50:56 Creating a technology team from scratch.
54:42 Things to be done in semantics.
58:52 Chuck's success mantra.
1:02:24 Chuck's favorite reads.
1:07:05 Closing remarks.

Chuck's Recommended Read:
World Hypotheses: A Study in Evidence - by Stephen C. Pepper http://amzn.to/2GXGYVV
Women, Fire and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind - by George Lakoff http://amzn.to/2GWIQOA
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) - by G. Polya (Author),‎ John H. Conway (Foreword, Contributor) http://amzn.to/2BLECtw
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined - by Steven Pinker http://amzn.to/2EaLQZI
Finite and Infinite Games – by James Carse (Author) http://amzn.to/2BLfIdx
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End - by Atul Gawande http://amzn.to/2BhgBtp

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/chuckrehberg-trigentsoftware-translating-technology-solve-business-problems-futureofdata/

Here is Chuck's Bio:
As CTO at Trigent Software and Chief Scientist at Semantic Insights, Chuck Rehberg has developed patented high-performance rules engine technology and advanced natural language understanding technologies that empower a new generation of semantic research solutions.

Chuck has more than thirty years in the high-tech industry, developing leading-edge solutions in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Technologies, analytics, and product configuration software.

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@ChuckRehberg / @TrigentSoftware on Translating Technology to Solve Business Problems

In this podcast, Rahul Kashyap(@RCKashyap) talks about the state of security, technology, and business crossroad on Security and the mindset of a security led technologist. He sheds some light on past, present, and future security risks discussed some common leadership concerns, and how a technologist could circumvent that. This podcast is a must for all technologists and wannabe technologists to grow their organization.

Timeline:
0:29 Rahul's journey.
4:40 Rahul's current role.
7:58 How the types of cyberattacks have changed.
12:53 How has IT interaction evolved?
16:50 Problems security industry.
20:12 Market mindset vs. security mindset.
23:10 Ownership of data.
27:02 Cloud, saas, and security.
31:40 Priorities for securing an enterprise.
34:50 How security is secure enough.
37:40 Providing a stable core to the business.
41:11 The state of data science vis a vis security.
44:05 Future of security, data science, and AI.
46:14 Distributed computing and security.
50:30 Tenets of Rahul's success.
53:15 Rahul's favorite read.
54:35 Closing remarks.

Rahul's Recommended Read:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol S. Dweck http://amzn.to/2GvEX2F

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/rckashyap-cylance-on-state-of-security-technologist-mindset-futureofdata-podcast/

Rahul's BIO:
Rahul Kashyap is the Global Chief Technology Officer at Cylance, where he is responsible for strategy, products, and architecture.

Rahul has been instrumental in building several key security technologies viz: Network Intrusion Prevention Systems (NIPS), Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS), Web Application Firewalls (WAF), Whitelisting, Endpoint/Server Host Monitoring (EDR), and Micro-virtualization. He has been awarded several patents for his innovations. Rahul is an accomplished pen-tester and has in-depth knowledge of OS, networking, and security products.

Rahul has written several security research papers, blogs, and articles that are widely quoted and referenced by media around the world. He has built, led, and scaled award-winning teams that innovate and solve complex security challenges in both large and start-up companies.

He is frequently featured in several podcasts, webinars, and media briefings. Rahul has been a speaker at several top security conferences like BlackHat, BlueHat, Hack-In-The-Box, RSA, DerbyCon, BSides, ISSA International, OWASP, InfoSec UK, and others. He was named 'Silicon Valley's 40 under 40' by Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Rahul mentors entrepreneurs who work with select VC firms and is on the advisory board of tech start-ups.

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@RCKashyap @Cylance on State of Security & Technologist Mindset

In this podcast, Ashok Srivastava(@aerotrekker) talks about how the code of creating a great data science practice goes through #PeopleDataTech, and he suggested how to handle unreasonable expectations from reasonable technologies. He shared his journey through culturally diverse organizations and how he successfully build data science practice. He shared his role in Intuit and some of the AI/Machine learning focus in his current role. This podcast is a must for all data-driven leaders, strategists, and wannabe technologists tasked to grow their organization and build a robust data science practice.

Timeline:

0:29 Ashok's journey.
9:58 The role of a CDO at Intuit.
12:45 Ashok's secret to success working with diverse workforces.
15:42 Building a culture of data science.
19:03 Tactical strategies to convince the leadership about data.
22:03 Comparing a data officer and analytics officer.
24:09 Ownership of data.
27:33 Best practices for putting together a data team.
30:16 Best practices for a company to build a good data science practice.
32:40 Who's the ideal data science candidate?
35:17 Data citizens as data leaders.
37:47 Use cases of AI at Intuit.
39:55 Deciding which product deserves AI.
42:35 Disruptive nature of AI.
45:05 Ashok's success mantra.
46:56 Ashok's favorite reads.
49:15 Key takeaways.

Ashok's Recommended Read:
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - Jared Diamond Ph.D. http://amzn.to/2C4bLMT
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition - by Jared Diamond http://amzn.to/2C3Bu8f

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/ashok-srivastavaaerotrekker-on-winning-the-art-of-datascience/

Ashok's BIO:
Ashok N. Srivastava, Ph.D., is the Senior Vice President and Chief Data Officer at Intuit. He is responsible for setting the vision and direction for large-scale machine learning and AI across the enterprise to help power prosperity across the world. He is hiring hundreds of people in machine learning, AI, and related areas at all levels.

Previously, he was Vice President of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Systems and the Chief Data Scientist at Verizon. He is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford in the Electrical Engineering Department and is the Editor-in-Chief of the AIAA Journal of Aerospace Information Systems. Ashok is a Fellow of the IEEE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Ashok has a range of business experience, including serving as Senior Director at Blue Martini Software and Senior Consultant at IBM.

He has won numerous awards, including the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the IBM Golden Circle Award, the Department of Education Merit Fellowship, and several fellowships from the University of Colorado. Ashok holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Ashok Srivastava(@aerotrekker) on Winning the Art of #DataScience

In this podcast Stephen Gatchell (@stephengatchell) from @Dell talks about the ingredients of a successful data scientist. He sheds light on the importance of data governance and compliance in defining a robust data science strategy. He suggested tactical steps that executives could take in starting their journey to a robust governance framework. He talked about how to take away the scare from governance. He gave insights on some of the things leaders could do today to build robust data science teams and framework. This podcast is great for leaders seeking some tactical insights into building a robust data science framework.

Timeline:

0:29 Stephen's journey.
4:45 Dell's customer experience journey.
7:39 Suggestions for a startup in regard to customer experience.
12:02 Building a center of excellence around data.
15:29 Data ownership.
19:18 Fixing data governance.
24:02 Fixing the data culture.
29:40 Distributed data ownership and data lakes.
32:50 Understanding data lakes.
35:50 Common pitfalls and opportunities in data governance.
38:50 Pleasant surprises in data governance.
41:30 Ideal data team.
44:04 Hiring the right candidates for data excellence.
46:13 How do I know the "why"?
49:05 Stephen's success mantra.
50:56 Stephen's best read.
Steve's Recommended Read:
Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science by Bill Schmarzo http://amzn.to/2HWjOyT

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/want-to-fix-datascience-fix-governance-by-stephengatchell-futureofdata/

Steve's BIO:
Stephen is currently a Chief Data Officer Engineering & Data Lake at Dell and serves on the Dell Information Quality Governance Office and the Dell IT Technology Advisory Board, developing Dell’s corporate strategies for the Business Data Lake, Advanced Analytics, and Information Asset Management. Stephen also serves as a Customer Insight Analyst for the Chief Technology Office, analyzing customer technology challenges and requirements. Stephen has been awarded the People’s Choice Award by the Dell Total Customer Experience Team for the Data Governance and Business Data Lake project, as well as a Chief Technology Officer Innovation finalist for utilizing advanced analytics for customer configurations improving product development and product test coverage. Prior to Stephen’s current role, he managed Dell’s Global Product Development Lab Operations team developing internal cloud orchestration and automation environments, an Information Systems Executive for IBM leading acquisition conversion efforts, and was VP of Enterprise Systems and Operations managing mission-critical Information Systems for Telelogic (a Swedish public software firm). Stephen has an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, a BSBA, and an AS in Finance from Northeastern University.

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Want to fix #DataScience ? fix #governance by @StephenGatchell

In this podcast, Amy Gershkoff(@amygershkoff) talks about the ingredients of a successful data science team. Amy sheds light on the challenges of building a successful team and how businesses could align themselves to get maximum out of their data science practice. Amy discussed some tricks, tips, and easy to execute strategies to keep the data science team and practice at the top of its efficiency. This is a great session for anyone who wants to be part of a winning and thriving data science practice within the organization.

Timeline:

0:29 Amy's journey.
8:39 Working on Obama's campaign.
15:35 Getting started with a data project.
20:39 First steps for creating a data science team.
27:53 Hiring a data scientist recruiter.
33:00 Building an internal data science workforce.
40:00 Hiring the right data scientist.
42:36 Tips for a data scientist to become a good hire.
44:42 Leadership getting educated in data science.
48:05 How to build diversity in the data science field.
52:52 Being bias free.
54:20 Amy's reading list.
56:06 Key takeaways. 

Youtube: https://youtu.be/0PBK5dfQaUk
iTunes: http://apple.co/2zMLByT

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/amygershkoff-on-building-winning-datascience-team/

Amy's BIO:
Dr. Amy Gershkoff consults and advises technology companies across the globe. She is the former Chief Data Officer for Ancestry, the world's leading genealogy and consumer genomics company. Prior to joining Ancestry, she was Chief Data Officer at Zynga. Previously, Amy built and led the Customer Analytics & Insights team and led the Global Data Science team at eBay. She has also served as the Chief Data Scientist for WPP, Data Alliance, where she worked across WPP’s more than 350 operating companies worldwide to create integrated data and technology solutions. She was also the Head of Media Planning at Obama for America 2012, where she was the architect of Obama’s advertising strategy and designed the campaign's analytics systems.

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@AmyGershkoff on building #winning #DataScience team

In this podcast, Justin Borgman talks about his journey of starting a data science start, doing an exit, and jumping on another one. The session is filled with insights for leadership, looking for entrepreneurial wisdom to get on a data-driven journey.

Timeline:
0:28 Justin's journey.
3:22 Taking the plunge to start a new company.
5:49 Perception vs. reality of starting a data warehouse company.
8:15 Bringing in something new to the IT legacy.
13:20 Getting your first few customers.
16:16 Right moment for a data warehouse company to look for a new venture.
18:20 Right person to have as a co-founder.
20:29 Advantages of going seed vs. series A.
22:13 When is a company ready for seeding or series A?
24:40 Who's a good adviser?
26:35 Exiting Teradata.
28:54 Teradata to starting a new company.
31:24 Excitement of starting something from scratch.
32:24 What is Starburst?
37:15 Presto, a great engine for cloud platforms.
40:30 How can a company get started with Presto.
41:50 Health of enterprise data.
44:15 Where does Presto not fit in?
45:19 Future of enterprise data.
46:36 Drawing parallels between proprietary space and open source space.
49:02 Does align with open-source gives a company a better chance in seeding.
51:44 John's ingredients for success.
54:05 John's favorite reads.
55:01 Key takeaways.

Paul's Recommended Read:
The Outsiders Paperback – S. E. Hinton amzn.to/2Ai84Gl

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/running-a-data-science-startup-one-decision-at-a-time-futureofdata-podcast/

Justin's BIO:
Justin has spent the better part of a decade in senior executive roles building new businesses in the data warehousing and analytics space. Before co-founding Starburst, Justin was Vice President and General Manager at Teradata (NYSE: TDC), where he was responsible for the company’s portfolio of Hadoop products. Prior to joining Teradata, Justin was co-founder and CEO of Hadapt, the pioneering "SQL-on-Hadoop" company that transformed Hadoop from file system to analytic database accessible to anyone with a BI tool. Teradata acquired Hadapt in 2014.

Justin earned a BS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

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Running a data science startup, one decision at a time #Futureofdata podcast

In this podcast, Aaron Black from Inova Translational Medicine Institute talks about his journey in creating/leading data science practice in healthcare. He shared some of the best practices, opportunities, and challenges concerning team dynamics, process orientation, and leadership relationship building. This podcast is great for anyone from ADP who talked about big data in HR. He shared some of the best practices and opportunities that reside in HR data. Aaron also shared some tactical steps to help build a better data-driven team to execute data-driven strategies. This podcast is great for folks looking to explore the depth of HR data and opportunities in the health and medicine domain.

Timeline:
0:28 Aaron's journey.
8:16 Defining translational medicine.
11:47 Defining precision medecine.
12:47 Data sharing between pharma companies.
15:03 Defining biobanking.
18:50 Data and healthcare industry.
22:20 Best practices in creating a healthcare database.
25:46 Tackling data regulations.
30:17 Best practices in creating data literacy in employees.
33:27 The culture of data scientists in the healthcare space.
36:09 Challenges that a data science leader faces in the healthcare space.
39:25 Opportunities in health data space.
42:19 Ingredients of a good data science leader in the healthcare space.
44:38 Tips for data science leaders in the healthcare space.
47:00 Putting together a data team in the healthcare space.
50:22 Aaron's success tips.
52:49 Aaron's reading list.
55:25 Closing remark.

Podcast link: 
https://futureofdata.org/understanding-futureofdata-in-health-medicine-thedataguru-inovahealth-futureofdata/

Aaron's Book Recommendations:
Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking by Shane Snow amzn.to/2rH9xzJ
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink amzn.to/2rElebc

Aaron's BIO:
Aaron Black, Chief Data Officer at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute. Healthcare Information Technology Executive and Data Evangelist. A results-driven technical leader with a 20+ year record of successful project and program implementations; Visionary, collaborative, and able to devise creative solutions and culture to complex business challenges.

Key thought leader, international speaker, team builder, and data architect in building advanced and one-of-a-kind technical and data infrastructure to support precision medicine initiatives in large and cutting edge health care institutions. A featured speaker and panelist at National Conferences and Councils including TEDx Tysons, NIH, Amazon ReInvent, Precision Medicine World Conference, Labroots, HIMSS, and an invited speaker at the National Research Council’s Standing Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space (CBPSS).

Experience in start-up and new team development. Proven change-agent in diverse organizations and politically charged environments. A catalyst to create vision, motivation, and results across an entire enterprise. Creative thinker; organized, resolute, and able to direct multiple competing priorities with great precision while meeting strict deadlines and budget requirements. Strong healthcare and research industry knowledge, particularly in Life Sciences, with expertise in developing, implementing, and supporting large data enterprise architectures. Excellent interpersonal skills, work effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds, and inspire teams to work to their fullest potential.

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Understanding #FutureOfData in #Health & #Medicine

In this podcast, @RobertoMaranca shared his thoughts on running a large data-driven organization. He shared his thoughts on the future of data organizations through compliance and privacy. He shared how businesses could survive policy like GDPR and prepare themselves for better data transparency and visibility. This podcast is great for leadership, leading a transnational corporation.

TIMELINE:
0:28 Roberto's journey.
8:18 Best practices as a data steward.
16:58 Data leadership and GDPR.
22:18 Impact of GDPR.
25:34 GDPR creating better knowledge archive.
29:27 GDPR and IOT infrastructure.
35:08 Shadow IT phenomenon and consumer privacy.
44:54 Suggestions for enterprises to deal with privacy disruption.
50:52 Data debt.
53:10 Opportunities in new privacy frameworks.
57:52 Roberto's success mantra.
1:02:38 Roberto's favorite reads.

Roberto's Recommended Read:
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal and Tantum Collins https://amzn.to/2kUxW1K
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: The inspiration for the films Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 by Philip K. Dick https://amzn.to/2xOOpxZ
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick https://amzn.to/2sAsUMs
Other Philip K. Dick Books @ https://amzn.to/2JBwwY0

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/data-leadership-through-privacy-gdpr-by-robertomaranca/

Roberto's BIO:
With almost 25 years of experience in the world of IT and Data, Roberto has spent most its working life with General Electric in their Capital Division, where since 2014, as Chief Data Officer for their International Unit, he has been overlooking the implementation of the Data Governance and Quality frameworks, spanning from supporting risk model validation to enabling divestitures and leading their more recent Basel III data initiatives.
For the last year, he has held the role of Chief Data Officer at Lloyds Banking Group, shaping and implementing a new Data Strategy and dividing his time between BCBS 239 and GDPR programs.

Roberto has got a Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from “Federico II” Naples University.

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#Data #Leadership through #Privacy & #GDPR by @RobertoMaranca

In this podcast Mike Tamir (@MikeTamir, Head of #DataScience) talked about building a data science AI team. He shared his AI project (FakerFact.org). He shared the lifecycle of an AI project and some things that leaders could keep in mind to help create a successful data science AI team. This podcast is great for leaders learning to build a strong AI workforce.

TIMELINE:
0:28 Micheal's journey.
2:36 Micheal's current role.
3:18 AI and businesses.
5:28 Parameters to consider for AI adoption.
9:30 When do businesses invest in ML resources.
13:20 Tips for candidates in vetting data companies.
16:05 What's the faker fact?
20:45 Getting started on an AI product design.
24:58 Achieving accuracy in data.
27:40 AI the newsmaker and AI the fact-checker.
33:56 Tips for hiring the right data leader for a business.
35:32 Creating a great data science team.
37:19 Challenges in forming a data science team.
39:00 In job training to achieve technological competence.
44:00 Ingredients of a good hire.
47:35 Micheal's secret to success.
50:55 Micheal's favorite reads.
54:20 Key takeaways.

Mike's Recommended Read:
What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly https://amzn.to/2MaNiuN
Deep Learning by Ian Goodfellow and Yoshua Bengio and Aaron Courville http://www.deeplearningbook.org/

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/building-data-science-ai-teams-by-miketamir-uberatg-futureofdata-podcast/

Mike's BIO:
Mike serves as Head of Data Science at Uber ATG, UC Berkeley Data Science faculty, and head of Phronesis ML Labs. He has led teams of Data Scientists in the bay area as Chief Data Scientist for InterTrust and Takt, Director of Data Sciences for MetaScale/Sears, and CSO for Galvanize, where he founded the galvanizeU-UNH accredited Masters of Science in Data Science degree and oversaw the company's transformation from co-working space to Data Science organization. Mike's most recent passion in research has involved applying Machine Learning techniques to help combat fake news through the FakerFact.org project

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Mike Tamir talks about building Data Science AI Teams

In this podcast, Erika from Proteus International talks about the state of leadership today. She sheds light on data-driven leaders and leaders leading the organizations to the future. She suggests some key insights, tactical steps, and some stories to help understand today's leaders' fabric leading tomorrow's organizations.

Timeline:
0:28 Erica's journey?
7:15 Advice to emerging leaders.
12:13 Adapting to change.
15:15 Tackling unconscious bias.
17:05 Evolution of leadership.
22:26 Taking the road not taken.
27:30 Expectations of leaders towards his/her business.
32:24 Investing in people or technology?
37:46 Getting the right feedback.
43:40 Example unbiased leadership.
51:20 Women in a leadership role.
57:48 Erica's secret for success.

Erika's Book:
Be Bad First: Get Good at Things Fast to Stay Ready for the Future by Erika Andersen https://amzn.to/2L2DI01

Erika's Recommended Read:
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins https://amzn.to/2JhswYG
Dan Pink Books https://amzn.to/2Nc0X5s

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/preparing-the-leaders-for-datadriven-future-erikaandersen/

Erika's BIO:
Erika Andersen is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. Over the past 30 years, Erika has developed a reputation for creating approaches to learning and business-building tailored to her clients’ challenges, goals, and culture. She and her colleagues at Proteus focus uniquely on helping leaders at all levels get ready and stay ready to meet whatever the future might bring.

Much of her recent work has focused on organizational visioning and strategy, executive coaching, management, and leadership development. In these capacities, she serves as consultant and advisor to the CEOs and/or top executives of several corporations, including NBCUniversal, Facebook, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, GE, Hulu, and Madison Square Garden.

She also shares her insights about managing people and creating successful businesses by speaking to corporations, non-profit groups, and national associations. Her books and learning guides have been translated into Spanish, Turkish, German, French, Russian, and Chinese. She has contributed to and been quoted in various national publications, including the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and The New York Times. Erika is also one of the most popular leadership bloggers at Forbes.com.

She is the author of Be Bad First—Get Good at Things FAST to Stay Ready for the Future (Bibliomotion, 2016), Leading So People Will Follow (Jossey-Bass, 2012), Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Outthink Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change (St. Martin’s Press, May 2009), and Growing Great Employees: Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers (Portfolio, 2006), and the author and host of the Proteus Leader Show a regular podcast that offers quick, practical support for leaders and managers.

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Preparing the leaders for #DataDriven #Future @ErikaAndersen

In this podcast, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (@SethD_S), author of New York Times Bestseller Everybody Lies, discussed what our social data knows about us. He shares some critical insights into the human psyche on how humans behave differently to machines than fellow humans. This sheds some interesting light on today's data-driven disruptive times when curiosity to stay relevant and data-driven is at an all-time high. This is a great podcast to understand the capability that data has and how it could benefit humanity, businesses, and clients if used properly—a great session for anyone willing to understand the depth of data and how to use it effectively.

Timelines:
0:29 Seth's journey.
4:23 Story behind "Everybody lies".
7:27 Finding the right searches to analyze.
8:42 Surprising findings on analyzing the internet searches of people.
10:50 Confusion and human search data.
12:55 Google search recommendation's effect on human search data.
15:47 To google or not to google.
17:48 Are surveys reliable?
19:29 Safeguarding against fake data.
22:30 Compromised privacy may be a good thing.
24:30 Seth's favorite tool or language.
25:40 Challenges in working with data.
26:22 Finding a hypothesis in human search data.
28:02 Political predictions through data.
32:10 On Cambridge Analytica
35:05 The ethics of data.
39:05 On AI
41:24 Defining a data scientist.
43:11 Key points of "Everybody lies".
44:17 Secret behind Seth's success.
45:50 Journey from a basketball to data scientist.
48:03 Seth's favorite reads.
48:34 Key takeaways.

Seth's Book:
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz amzn.to/2OA0YBs

Seth's Recommended Read:
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker amzn.to/2Kl2nsr

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/understand-social-data-to-know-human-psyche-seths_d-author-nytbestseller-everybody-lies-futureofdata-podcast/

Seth's BIO:
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has used data from the internet -- particularly Google searches -- to get new insights into the human psyche.

Seth has used Google searches to measure racism, self-induced abortion, depression, child abuse, hateful mobs, the science of humor, sexual preference, anxiety, son preference, and sexual insecurity, among many other topics.

His 2017 book, Everybody Lies, published by HarperCollins, was a New York Times bestseller, a PBS NewsHour Book of the Year, and an Economist Book of the Year.

Seth worked for one-and-a-half years as a data scientist at Google and is currently a contributing op-ed writer for the New York Times. He is a former visiting lecturer at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
He received his BA in philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa, from Stanford, and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard.

In high school, Seth wrote obituaries for the local newspaper, the Bergen Record, and was a juggler in theatrical shows. He now lives in Brooklyn and is a passionate fan of the Mets, Knicks, Jets, Stanford football, and Leonard Cohen.

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Understand Social Data To Know Human Psyche - @SethS_D Author #NYTBestSeller Everybody Lies

In this podcast, Jim Sterne shares how marketing has evolved through disruptive times. He shares some of the best practices in the marketing and digital analytics space. He sheds light on some opportunities in the marketing and analytics space and how machine learning is changing the face of digital and marketing. This is a great podcast for anyone looking to understand how AI is impacting marketing and what are some big opportunities in marketing and digital.

Timeline:
0:30 Jim's journey.
5:25 The evolution of marketing.
8:45 Breaking down the digital.
11:40 Marketing and analytics.
13:27 Misuse of analytics in marketing.
17:35 Resolving bad data and bias.
22:20 Good digital analyst vs. bad digital analyst.
28:06 Defining a well-oiled marketing machine.
30:33 Marketing industry's adoption of technology.
34:19 Technology adoption strategy.
38:23 Impact of machine learning and digital marketing.
42:19 Decision making, accountability, and AI.
47:08 Advice for start-ups.
48:52 Disruption opportunities in digital marketing.
55:57 Ethics and marketing.
58:52 What's next in digital marketing.
1:02:27 Jim's success mantra.
1:05:36 Jim's reading list.
1:07:30 Key takeaways.

Jim's Books: amzn.to/2KB1QCR

Jim's Current Read List:
Shift: 19 Practical, Business-Driven Ideas for an Executive in Charge of Marketing but Not Trained for the Task by Sean Doyle amzn.to/2KG4K9d
Data Science for Business: What You Need to Know about Data Mining and Data-Analytic Thinking by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett amzn.to/2AWR3Dz

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/future-of-data-in-marketing-digital-jimsterne/

Jim's BIO:
Jim Sterne focused his thirty-five years in sales and marketing to create and strengthen customer relationships through digital communications. He sold business computers to companies that had never owned one in the 1980s, consulted and keynoted online marketing in the 1990s, and founded a conference and a professional association around digital analytics in the 2000s, following his humorous Devil's Data Dictionary. Sterne has just published his twelfth book Artificial Intelligence for Marketing: Practical Applications. Sterne produced the eMetrics Summit from 2002 - 2017 and now produces the Marketing Evolution Experience. He was co-founder and served for 17 years as the Board Chair of the Digital Analytics Association.

Jim was named one of the 50 most influential people in digital marketing by a top marketing magazine in the United Kingdom and identified as one of the top 25 Hot Speakers by the National Speakers Association.

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#Future of #Data in #Marketing & #Digital - @JimSterne

In this podcast, Stephen Wunker spent time discussing the future of organizations via cost innovations and how some enterprises connect a successful pricing strategy with their data strategy. He sheds light on what some successful companies do to stay competitive and keep innovating their cost strategies to find effective customer connections. He shares some challenges that leaders face in adopting a successful cost innovation strategy. The book "Costovation" and this podcast are relevant for anyone seeking to learn about innovative ways to define their cost strategies. It is especially relevant for data science leaders to understand how they could transform sales by connecting cost and innovation.

Timelines:
0:30 Stephen's journey
6:25 Introducing "costovation".
10:10 Cost management in the age of "freemium" and opensource.
12:35 Key points of "Cost-o-vation".
15:40 Resolving issues between cost and innovation.
18:26 Introducing radical ideas of innovation to companies.
21:40 Gauging innovation.
24:20 Role of data in costovation.
26:15 Why adopt cost-ovation?
31:44 Innovation tips and suggestions.
34:45 Example of a company that is practicing cost-o-vation.
37:15 Tenets of good leadership.
39:50 Scalability of cost-o-vation.
43:17 cost-ovation and the customer.
47:47 Stephen's favorite reads.
49:45 Key takeaways.

Stephen's Book:
Costovation: Innovation That Gives Your Customers Exactly What They Want--And Nothing More by Stephen Wunker, Jennifer Luo Law amzn.to/2xYyRFs

Stephen's Recommended Read:
The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation by Vijay Govindarajan amzn.to/2y2Sex6
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath, Dan Heath amzn.to/2Ct2SRV
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor amzn.to/2DZ6jRK

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/stephen-wunker-on-future-of-customer-success-through-cost-innovation-and-data/

Stephen's BIO:
Stephen Wunker is the founder and managing director of New Markets Advisors, a Boston-based consultancy focused on innovation and growth strategy.

With a long track record of creating successful ventures, Stephen has consulted multinational firms and start-ups across six continents, developing dozens of new growth platforms for clients over the past decade. He also pioneered both mobile commerce and mobile marketing, and he led the team that created one of the world's first smartphones.

In addition to his entrepreneurial and corporate ventures, he was a long-term colleague of the leading innovation authority Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen in establishing his consulting practice, Innosight. His previous experience includes years with the management consultancy Bain & Company, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Soros Foundations.

Stephen holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Master's in Public Administration from Columbia University, and a BA cum laude from Princeton University. Coauthor of “COSTOVATION: Innovation that Gives Your Customers Exactly What They Want—and Nothing More” (HarperCollins Leadership, Aug. 14), his third book, Stephen has contributed to Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and a range of journals, and has appeared on Bloomberg TV, BBC and other broadcasts. He has lived in the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Japan, Ecuador, and Zambia, and is now based in Boston.

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Stephen Wunker on future of customer success through cost innovation&  data

Thomas Dietterich ( @tdietterich ) on Understanding the Depth of AI #FutureOfData #Leadership #Podcast
 
In this podcast Thomas Dietterich(@tdietterich) Distinguished Professor Emeritus
@ Oregan State University sat with Vishal @ AnalyticsWeek to discuss the depth of AI. in This session Tom shared the current state, limitations and future of AI. He shared areas where AI is relevant and which areas are still seeking more testing for AI adoption. He also shared some of the pitfalls with current AI framework, area of selective bias, knowing context etc. This is a great session for anyone seeking to learn about the World of AI.

Thomas's Recommended Read:
Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by Paul Scharre https://amzn.to/2CnoA94

Podcast Link:
iTunes: http://math.im/itunes
Youtube: http://math.im/youtube

Thomas's BIO:
Thomas Dietterich has devoted his career to research in machine learning starting from the very first machine learning workshop in 1980. Along the way, he has been involved in four startup companies: Arris Pharmaceutical, MusicStrands, Smart Desktop, and (currently) BigML. He has made important contributions to learning with weak labels, ensemble methods, hierarchical reinforcement learning. and robust artificial intelligence. He was founding President of the International Machine Learning Society (which runs the International Conference on Machine Learning) and President of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. He has served on numerous government advisory bodies and currently is a member of the steering committee of the DARPA ISAT group. Dietterich earned his bachelor's degree from Oberlin College, his M.S. from the University of Illinois, and his PhD from Stanford University. He is a Fellow of the ACM, AAAI, and AAAS.


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Thomas Dietterich ( @tdietterich ) on Understanding the Depth of AI

In this podcast, Jim Harter discussed one of Gallup’s most extended run studies to understand the traits of manager. He sheds light on the qualities of a manager and what all tools and resources they need to succeed. Jim discussed his latest book, “Its the Manager” and how the book is a compilation of some common traits of winning manager. Jim also discussed his journey of leading a sizeable data-centric organization and what all it takes to create a research when you are inundated with data. This is an excellent podcast for data-centric leaders trying to understand the future of data.

Timeline:

1:36 Jim’s background.
4:28 What does Gallup do?
6:57 Designing a research report.
10:07 Perspective on evolution of companies.
14:12 Views on gig workers.
16:53 On the book “It’s the manager”.
19:50 Research behind “It’s the manager”.
22:23 Researching managers.
27:17 Managerial traits that can be easily worked on.
30:11 Definition of a hallmark company.
34:00 Surprises while researching “It’s the manager”.
37:44 Ideal reader for “It’s the manager”.
39:21 Thought behind designing “It’s the manager”.
41:24 Limiting the charts from the book.
43:36 Sequal for “It’s the manager”.
45:00 Jim’s success mantra.
47:30 Keeping away from bias.
50:20 Future of research organizations.
54:25 Jim’s favorite reads.
57:42 Closing remarks.

Jim’s Book:
The Manager https://amzn.to/2ST3Xbe

Jim’s Recommended Read:
Abram Maslow https://amzn.to/2wu8ERl,
Thinking Fast and Slow https://amzn.to/2VdPAkP
Peter Drucker https://amzn.to/39LZ3nj
Happiness Hypothesis https://amzn.to/2V2Csig

Podcast Link:
iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jim-harter-gallup-on-defining-winning-traits-manager/id1207582205?i=1000465980445

Jim’s BIO:
Jim Harter, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist, Workplace for Gallup and co-author of It’s the Manager (Gallup Press; May 7, 2019). He has led more than 1,000 studies of workplace effectiveness, including the largest ongoing meta-analysis of human potential and business unit performance. The bestselling author of 12: The Elements of Great Managing and Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, Harter, has also published articles in many prominent business and academic journals.

About #Podcast:
Work 2.0 Podcast is created to spark the conversation around the future of work, worker, and workplace. This podcast invite movers and shakers in the industry who are shaping or helping us understand the transformation in work.

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Jim Harter (@Gallup) on Defining the winning traits of Manager

In this podcast, Bob Greifeld discussed the importance of understanding the transformation and leading the companies. Bob shared his journey of growing Nasdaq through changing market times and taking the company through intense market pressure and product competition. The session is a great watch for aspiring leaders preparing a team that plays a significant role in defining the jobs of the future.

Timelines:
2:45 What's Bob's journey?
4:10 How did Bob's childhood shape him to be who he is?
5:00 How to prepare yourself for a leadership role?
7:34 How to set the right direction and pace for your company?
11:50 Tips for CEOs in implementing change?
14:34 How to find the right people to work for you?
16:25 How can you ensure that you're transforming the company at the right place?
20:06 What ecosystem do you need to be successful?
25:00 How does NASDAQ bring the up and down of market fluctuations into a single index?
27:40 Are companies focussing more on employees or shareholders?
30:48 Bob's perception of the future of work?
37:12 The ideal reader for Bob's book.
40:45 How does Bob spend his days?
43:16 Qualities that define Bob.
45:50 Bob's favorite reads.
47:54 Should a leader invest in people or technology?

Bob's Recommended Read:
Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times by Donald T. Phillips amzn.to/2K0h18Q

Bob's book:
Market Mover: Lessons from a Decade of Change at Nasdaq - by Robert Greifeld amzn.to/34gaVKV

Podcast Link:
https://futureofdata.org/bob-greifeld-former-ceo-chairman-nasdaq-on-leading-the-market-through-data-transformation/

Bob's BIO:
Robert Greifeld is Chairman of Virtu Financial, Inc. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) until May 10, 2017, and as Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq from 2003 to 2016. During his tenure, Mr. Greifeld led Nasdaq through a series of complex, innovative acquisitions that extended the company’s footprint from a single U.S. equity exchange to a global exchange and technology solutions provider, nearly quadrupling revenue, growing annual operating profits by more than 24 times and achieving a market value of over $11 billion. Mr. Greifeld is a member of the Economic Club of New York and the NYU Stern Board of Overseers. He is the Founder and Chairman of the USA Track & Field Foundation, which supports emerging athletes and inner-city youth athletics. Mr. Greifeld holds a Masters in Business from New York University, Stern School of Business, and a B.A. in English from Iona College.

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Bob Greifeld (Former CEO/Chairman @Nasdaq) on leading the market through data transformation

In this podcast, Rishad Tobaccowala discussed the importance of understanding the soul of the business. He emphasized how important it is to nurture creativity. He warned about not getting distracted with too much math but also keep an eye on the mission. This will help create a human-centric and human-powered organization. A session is a good watch for aspiring leaders tasked to build future organizations amidst the age of data and intelligence.

Timeline:

1:31 Rishad’s journey.
5:05 Rishad’s current role.
8:42 On Publicis.
12:03 Transformational changes in the media industry.
20:26 Transforming a culture heavy company.
30:43 Math is good but don’t forget the mission.
35:16 Staying human in the age of data.
46:50 The mental operating system.
53:12 Leading with the soul.
56:43 Striking a balance between data and creativity.
1:00:30 Rishad’s success mantra.
1:06:25 Rishad’s favorite reads.
1:13:08 Closing remarks.

Rishad’s Book:
Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data by Rishad Tobaccowala, Tom Parks https://amzn.to/2KG8fPu

Podcast Link:
iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/restoring-the-soul-of-the-business-with-rishad-tobaccowala/id1207582205?i=1000474565469

Rishad’s BIO:
RISHAD TOBACCOWALA is a chief growth officer at Publicis Groupe, an advertising and communications firm with 80,000 employees worldwide. Hailed by Time magazine as one of the top five marketing innovators and recognized by BusinessWeek as one of the top business leaders, he regularly presents keynotes at industry conferences and speaks at global organizations such as Kellogg’s, IBM, Amazon, Google, and Facebook.

Some Questions we talked about:

Explain your journey to your current role?
Could you share something about your current role?
What does the Publicis Group do?
Why write this book?
What are the premises of this book?
So how do we stay human in the age of data?
You talked about that businesses have too much math and so little meaning, could you elaborate on that?
How to stay human in the age of data, what is your recipe?
Did you talk about Mental Operating System, talk to us about that?
How does one lead with the soul?
You talked about data blinded companies, what are those, and if you are one, how would you know?
Data had been feeding into our culture for so long, how businesses could get their creativity back?
How could companies strike a balance between data and creativity?
Read more at: https://work2.org/rishad-tobaccowala-rishad-on-restoring-the-soul-of-business-work2dot0-podcast/

Restoring the soul of business with @Rishad Tobbaccowala

Discussing #FutureOfData & Growth with Jeff Kavanaugh. Jeff discussed the importance and tenets of a live evolving organizations. He shared some tips and tricks that businesses could do to ensure they are evolving for faster and agile growth through the age of transformation.

Jeff Kavanaugh is global head for the Infosys Knowledge Institute, the research and thought leadership arm of Infosys, a leader in digital services and consulting. Jeff is also an adjunct professor at the business school at the University of Texas at Dallas.  He authored the best-selling book Consulting Essentials, and serves on boards of the Institute of Business Analytics at Indiana University, and the Marketing Analytics Advisory Board at the University of Texas at Dallas. Jeff earned an MBA from the University of North Texas.  


Jeff's Book:
The Live Enterprise: Create a Continuously Evolving and Learning Organization https://amzn.to/3pYJFMd

Jeff's Recommendations:
Contact https://amzn.to/37LvGmB
The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild https://amzn.to/37J3PTM
Longitude https://amzn.to/3buTEDC
Endurance https://amzn.to/3by5hK1

Discussion Timeline:
TIMELINE

Some questions we covered:
1. Starter: Give your starter pitch 1-2 points/key takeaways that this book points to:
2. Vishal briefly introduce the guest and kicks off the session
3. What is the state of organizations today?
4. How to steer an organization when external forces influence your internals [pandemic etc.]
5. What are some good habits you surfaced for a constantly evolving organization
6. What are some signs that you are steering in the wrong direction?
7. Explain your journey to your current role?
8. Could you share something about your current role?
9. What does your company do?
10. Explain your journey to this book?
11. Why write this book?
12. What are key takeaways in Live Enterprise
13. What are some role model companies pursuing the Live Enterprise model
14. What are the key drivers of a live enterprise
15. How to get started on this journey of making your organization live and adapting?
16. What are some misconceptions your want to un-surface?
17. What are 1-3 best practices that you think are the key to success in your journey?
18. Do you have any favorite read?
19. As a closing remark, what would you like to tell our audience?

About TAO.ai[Sponsor]:
TAO is building the World's largest and AI-powered Skills Universe and Community powering career development platform empowering some of the World's largest communities/organizations. Learn more at https://TAO.ai

About FutureOfData:
FutureOfData takes you on the journey with leaders, experts, academics, authors, and change-makers designing the future of data, analytics, and insights. 

About AnalyticsWeek.com
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Sponsorship / Guest Request should be directed to info@tao.ai

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