The Strategic Data Leader

Build Influence, Credibility and Real Impact
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-3986-3109-0
Verlag: Kogan Page Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Turn data into a strategic driver of business performance, not just a reporting function.

In many organizations, data is still brought in too late, limited to reporting on performance rather than driving it. The Strategic Data Leader by Tristan Burns is a practical guide for senior data leaders, CDOs and analytics directors who want to move beyond dashboards and delivery to shape business strategy and influence decision-making at the highest level.

This book shows how to reposition data as a core strategic capability by aligning it with business priorities, speaking the language of leadership and embedding it into decision-making processes from the start. Through real-world examples across industries including shipping, investment banking, SaaS, education and consultancy, this book demonstrates how to elevate your role and impact.

You will learn how to: - Position data as a strategic business partner, not support function - Influence senior stakeholders and shape high-impact decisions - Build business-focused data strategies, not technical wish lists - Engage earlier with insight-led recommendations, not just analysis - Connect data initiatives directly to measurable business outcomes

Whether you are leading a data function or shaping enterprise-wide strategy, discover how to drive influence, credibility and long-term competitive advantage. Themes include: data strategy, data leadership, business alignment, decision-making, stakeholder influence, analytics transformation

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burns, Tristan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Data Mining
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Section - ONE: The broken model – why data leadership is currently focused on the wrong things;
• • Chapter - 01: The data leadership paradox – hired for tech skills, but judged on business outcomes;
  • Chapter - 02: The data origin story – how did we get here?;
• Section - TWO: Mindset and capability shift – beginning the transformation to strategic data leadership;
• • Chapter - 03: Redefining data as a business discipline – move from enablement to outcomes;
  • Chapter - 04: Developing commercial fluency – why data leaders should learn to speak the language of business;
  • Chapter - 05: Moving data upstream of business strategy – how data becomes a key enabler of strategy;
  • Chapter - 06: Maximising data team influence across the business – stakeholder, credibility and branding;
  • Chapter - 07: Making data a value driver – from analysis to decision;
• Section - THREE: Operating as a strategic data leader – how to apply the shift;
• • Chapter - 08: Reframing data strategy – aligning data and AI initiatives with business priorities;
  • Chapter - 09: Leading teams differently – building value-centric data teams;
  • Chapter - 10: Demonstrating ROI credibly – communicating value;
  • Chapter - 11: Navigating the AI era – remaining relevant in the world of AI;
  • Chapter - 12: Becoming strategically indispensable – how to build and sustain long-term influence at the executive level

Über Autor(innen)

Burns, Tristan
<b>Tristan Burns</b> is an experienced data leader, executive coach and consultant. He was previously the Global Head of Analytics at Pizza Hut Digital Ventures. He works with developing and senior data leaders on strategy, leadership challenges, stakeholder management and entrepreneurship. He writes the weekly <i>Strategies for Effective Data Leadership </i>newsletter and is currently based near Manchester, UK.

Tristan Burns is an experienced data leader, executive coach and consultant. He was previously the Global Head of Analytics at Pizza Hut Digital Ventures. He works with developing and senior data leaders on strategy, leadership challenges, stakeholder management and entrepreneurship. He writes the weekly Strategies for Effective Data Leadership newsletter and is currently based near Manchester, UK.