Shayde is passionate about driving business value; he enjoys seeing his team’s outcomes clearly reflected in top-line and bottom-line growth generated by his customers. He remains deeply and broadly connected to perceived and actual customer data and analytics needs, align all they do to corporate strategic objectives, influence continual engagement from senior executives and business leaders, inspire his team to surprise themselves as they deliver, and continually tell the stories of their successes and plans.
In my experience, the most pivotal characteristic that is a must-have for the modern data leader is the ability to clearly and effectively tell and sell your data story. Storytelling isn’t an inherent soft skill for many of us, but it can truly be the difference between life and death for your data organization.
The CDO must orchestrate harmonious data initiatives and ensure alignment with organizational goals, among many other tasks.