Tim Carmichael - Data, Smart Decisions & GDPR

Tim is an award-winning C-Suite senior leader and champion of harnessing data to improve business outcomes. He is a strong believer in the power of the data narrative and the art of story-telling to enhance Board-level insight and in the need to bring data into the heart of the business. He was the British Army’s first Chief Data Officer and Chief Analytics Officer, before founding Ensifera Limited, a consultancy specialising in data, leadership and transformation. He was recently supporting Southern Water, as Head of Data Transformation. Key Minutes: 02:25 - Learning in the environment of the Army 03:10 - Transitioning into Data 07:40 - How do you embed a vision with the use of data? 09:25 - Driving insight 11:10 - Is the success of an outcome linked to data? 13:00 - What data can be used? 15:10 - Financial value in ALL data 17:50 - Delivering the message up to board level 20:00 - Culture 22:00 - Being a leader in the data world 27:10 - How Important are people with this? 30:05 - Recruiting similar to you 31:15 - The gap between business and technology 34:15 - How do you build a data culture? 37:30 - The implementation of GDPR 39:00 - What’s been Tim’s biggest success? 40:15 - Ten quick fire questions Key Points: - You can link data together to provide better outcomes - It allows organisations to make better decisions throughout the processes - Guessing can lead to a more harmful culture You can find Tim at: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-carmichael-link/ Follow us: Twitter: @zero_hourpod Instagram: @zerohourexperience Website: www.karlsharman.com This podcast is sponsored by: BeecherMadden - www.beechermadden.com Cyber Security Professionals - www.cybersecurity-professionals.com