{"product_id":"the-data-hero-playbook-developing-your-data-leadership-superpowers-hardcover","title":"The Data Hero Playbook: Developing Your Data Leadership Superpowers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Hawker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful new mindset for data leaders in any organization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Data Hero Playbook: Developing Your Data Leadership Superpowers, \u003c\/i\u003e veteran data professional and thought leader Malcolm Hawker offers fresh and exciting new ways to collect, manage, and use data. Called \"Heroic Data Leadership,\" Hawker's new mindset for data professionals will unlock the true potential of your organization's data. It puts to bed the limiting, counterproductive mindsets that often plague data leaders and offers original and effective alternatives you can apply immediately to generate tangible business results. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book shows you how to re-center customer satisfaction within your data strategy and convincingly demonstrates why sound data management must be paired with the delivery of value to the customer in order to have a significant impact on your company's bottom line. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside the book: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStep-by-step recommendations for productive behaviors and best practices within your data teams\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIlluminating quotes and anecdotes from data professionals leading data functions at large companies today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNarratives and stories explaining how to transition from stale, limiting data mindsets to more productive and effective approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn essential resource for data professionals at organizations of all types and sizes, \u003ci\u003eThe Data Hero Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e is the hands-on roadmap to data leadership that managers, analysts, executives, entrepreneurs, and founders have been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTHE DATA HERO PLAYBOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Data Hero Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e, Malcolm Hawker offers a timely and insightful guide for data leaders navigating the complexities of AI, transformation, and culture change. His message aligns closely with what I've long championed -- treating data as an economic asset, fostering a growth mindset, and putting the customer at the center.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--BILL SCHMARZO, \u003c\/b\u003e The Dean of Big Data and Author of \u003ci\u003eBig Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malcolm Hawker's \u003ci\u003eThe Data Hero Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e unveils the essential truths behind achieving impactful results with data. Drawing from insights gathered through thousands of discussions with leaders in the data and AI realm, Hawker's work is distinguished by its practical approach rooted in real-world observations.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PIETHEIN STRENGHOLT, \u003c\/b\u003e Former CDO of Microsoft Netherlands and Author of \u003ci\u003eData Management at Scale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBuilding Medallion Architectures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malcolm Hawker's \u003ci\u003eThe Data Hero Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e is the book I wish every data leader would read, especially those stuck in reactive cycles and legacy mindsets. This book is what happens when a battle-tested data leader gets fed up and decides to hand you the honest no-bs harsh truth of why so many CDOs and data professionals struggle. Not because of lack of tools or frameworks, but because of limiting beliefs, disconnection from customers, and a failure to frame data work around business value.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--DR. JUAN SEQUEDA, \u003c\/b\u003e Principal Scientist and Head of AI Lab at Data.World and Co-Author of \u003ci\u003eDesigning and Building Enterprise Knowledge Graphs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malcolm Hawker delivers a message every data leader needs to hear: if you want better outcomes, you don't need more dashboards -- you need a better mindset. If you're ready to move from confusion to confidence, from noise to narrative, this is your playbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--SCOTT TAYLOR, \u003c\/b\u003e The Data Whisperer, Principal Consultant at MetaMeta Consulting, and Author of \u003ci\u003eTelling Your Data Story: Data Storytelling for Data Management\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few people have spent more time with more CDO's across more types of organizations than Malcolm Hawker. Drawing on this experience, witnessing the systemic struggles to deliver value ... he has been able to synthesize root cause and the remedy. A cookbook even. \u003ci\u003eThe Data Hero Playbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents all the ingredients CDOs need to be successful.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--JEFF JONAS, \u003c\/b\u003e CEO and Founder of Senzing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Malcolm's honest and proactive approach defies conventional wisdom that hinders true data leadership, presenting a compelling argument for innovation, agility, and a customer-centric way of thinking. The book's logical progression, going from the origin story of data heroes, to defying anti-hero mindsets, to encouraging agility and value-driven practices, provides an inspiring roadmap to unlocking the Data Hero within.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--DR. JOE PEREZ, \u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Numbers to Narratives that Transform Businesses: Harnessing the Power of Data Visualization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMALCOLM HAWKER\u003c\/b\u003e is a data strategy and management leader with over 25 years' experience in the industry. He has authored industry-defining research and has consulted to some of the world's largest businesses on their data and analytics strategies. 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