Workforce planning to support a successful data strategy

Workforce planning to support a successful data strategy, with Jez Clark

with Jez Clark, CEO at data staffing consultancy, Eden Smith

Episode: 48

What’s in this podcast?

In this episode Jason talks to Jez Clark, CEO at data staffing consultancy, Eden Smith. They discuss the importance of organisational design and workforce planning to a successful data strategy – including the challenges of getting it right, and where it can go wrong. The conversation covers a multitude of topics around finding the right people: clear role definition, creating an attractive proposition, as well as executive-level placement and the value of training, career development and succession planning.

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People & Culture is one of the six pillars of a data strategy. Find out about this (and the other pillars!) on this short video

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