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

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