Cookies help us display personalized product recommendations and ensure you have great shopping experience.

By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
SmartData CollectiveSmartData Collective
  • Analytics
    AnalyticsShow More
    sales and data analytics
    How Data Analytics Improves Lead Management and Sales Results
    9 Min Read
    data analytics and truck accident claims
    How Data Analytics Reduces Truck Accidents and Speeds Up Claims
    7 Min Read
    predictive analytics for interior designers
    Interior Designers Boost Profits with Predictive Analytics
    8 Min Read
    image fx (67)
    Improving LinkedIn Ad Strategies with Data Analytics
    9 Min Read
    big data and remote work
    Data Helps Speech-Language Pathologists Deliver Better Results
    6 Min Read
  • Big Data
  • BI
  • Exclusive
  • IT
  • Marketing
  • Software
Search
© 2008-25 SmartData Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Credibility & Data?
Share
Notification
Font ResizerAa
SmartData CollectiveSmartData Collective
Font ResizerAa
Search
  • About
  • Help
  • Privacy
Follow US
© 2008-23 SmartData Collective. All Rights Reserved.
SmartData Collective > Uncategorized > Credibility & Data?
Uncategorized

Credibility & Data?

Editor SDC
Editor SDC
5 Min Read
SHARE

For my first blog ever I thought I would share from a book I am currently reading that has struck a deep and meaningful chord – the book is entitled “Credibility – How leaders gain and lose it, why people demand it” by James Kouzes & BarryPosner (Wiley 2003).

I am not sure whether people involved in managing data, people in data governance positions and people that extract information and knowledge from data for a living see a lot of parallels between the extracts I quote here and their work – I did.
The following are quotes from the book:
“Credibility is about how leaders earn the trust and confidence of their constituents.  It’s about what people demand of their leaders as a prerequisite to willingly contributing their hearts, minds, bodies and souls.”
…. “But somewhere along the way to the New Millennium notions of ethics, morality, honesty, character and personal discipline came to be viewed as quaint – at least by those from the me-first, free agent school of corporate strategy…”
“…some fundamentals however do not change.”  The fundamentals are:

      1.  Character Counts:  the authors here quote an anonymous poem that is …


For my first blog ever I thought I would share from a book I am currently reading that has struck a deep and meaningful chord – the book is entitled “Credibility – How leaders gain and lose it, why people demand it” by James Kouzes & Bary Posner (Wiley 2003).

More Read

Amazon: king of the enterprise IT cloud
Collaborative Project Management
Are people more willing to pay for digital goods on mobile devices?
Mr. Perfect
Managerial Essays on Social Networks
I am not sure whether people involved in managing data, people in data governance positions and people that extract information and knowledge from data for a living see a lot of parallels between the extracts I quote here and their work – I did.
The following are quotes from the book:
“Credibility is about how leaders earn the trust and confidence of their constituents.  It’s about what people demand of their leaders as a prerequisite to willingly contributing their hearts, minds, bodies and souls.”
…. “But somewhere along the way to the New Millennium notions of ethics, morality, honesty, character and personal discipline came to be viewed as quaint – at least by those from the me-first, free agent school of corporate strategy…”
“…some fundamentals however do not change.”  The fundamentals are:

      1.  Character Counts:  the authors here quote an anonymous poem that is a gem:

Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words;

Be careful of your words, for your words become your deeds;

Be careful of your deeds, for your deeds become your habits;

Be careful of your habits; for your habits become your character;

Be careful of your character; for your character becomes your destiny.


For those of us that tend to strategise a lot it is good to remember that “Strategy is not a biological imperative.  It begins in our minds, gets expressed in words, and then gets translated into action.  Over time these actions become who we are …”.

2.    Individuals Act; Organizations Create Cultures:  “Organizations don’t act; individuals do.  Organizations don’t save lives; individuals do.  Organizations don’t create breakthrough products; individuals do.  Organizations don’t defraud; individuals do.” 

3.   Our System is Based on Trust:  “… our entire capitalist system is based on trust.  It’s not based on an investment model that’s taught in business school.  It’s not based on the price earnings ratio.  It’s not based on any of these rational concepts, and its not based on the numbers.  It’s based on whether people believe in the numbers and in the people who are supplying them.”

4.  Leadership is a Dialogue, Not a Monologue:  “Leaders really can’t impose values from the top …. The more people are permitted to express and to explore, the sooner we’ll discover our common values and our common vision … one of our shared values is to live and work in a world with integrity” 

TAGGED:change managementcredibilitydata governance programleadership
Share This Article
Facebook Pinterest LinkedIn
Share

Follow us on Facebook

Latest News

sales and data analytics
How Data Analytics Improves Lead Management and Sales Results
Analytics Big Data Exclusive
ai in marketing
How AI and Smart Platforms Improve Email Marketing
Artificial Intelligence Exclusive Marketing
AI Document Verification for Legal Firms: Importance & Top Tools
AI Document Verification for Legal Firms: Importance & Top Tools
Artificial Intelligence Exclusive
AI supply chain
AI Tools Are Strengthening Global Supply Chains
Artificial Intelligence Exclusive

Stay Connected

1.2kFollowersLike
33.7kFollowersFollow
222FollowersPin

You Might also Like

Who tells who what to do? Project Mangement Work Puzzle.

7 Min Read

Zen and the Art of Change Management

4 Min Read
Image
Uncategorized

Driving Technology Projects the Right Way

3 Min Read

6 Basics of Change Management

6 Min Read

SmartData Collective is one of the largest & trusted community covering technical content about Big Data, BI, Cloud, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, IoT & more.

ai chatbot
The Art of Conversation: Enhancing Chatbots with Advanced AI Prompts
Chatbots
data-driven web design
5 Great Tips for Using Data Analytics for Website UX
Big Data

Quick Link

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Follow US
© 2008-25 SmartData Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Go to mobile version
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?