E131 - Michaela Shea - Bridging the Gap: Building a Data-Driven Culture & Engaging the Tech Team in Business

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Is it possible to bridge the gap between the technical and the
business teams?


How do you engage the technical side with the business side,
getting them to champion themselves and think about the real
purpose of their work?


And how do you spark a data-driven culture within the business
teams?


In this episode, Michaela will share her insights on bringing all
teams together to drive success and collaboration.


Meet Michaela Shea


Michaela’s Role as an Data Strategy Leader at Bendigo and
Adelaide Bank


Michaela Shea is the Head of Data Strategy and Engagement at
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. They are one of Australia's biggest
banks, with more than 7,000 employees helping over 1.9 million
customers achieve their financial goals. Bendigo’s vision is to
be Australia's bank of choice, and they believe their success is
driven by their purpose – to feed into the prosperity of our
customers and communities, not off it.


​ Michaela’s Other Work in Data Analytics


Michaela is dedicated to helping organisations not only survive
but thrive in the face of digital disruption by utilising data,
AI, and technology through data-driven, technological, and
cultural strategies. She has extensive experience in financial
services, utilities, and the public sector, having led and built
teams to drive three comprehensive organisation-wide
transformations.


Prior to her current role at Bendigo, Michaela served as the
Senior Manager of Data Governance at RSL Queensland, where she
implemented formal data governance. Additionally, she has held
several other senior leadership positions, including Senior
Manager of Data and Analytics Transformation at AGL Energy,
Program Change Manager of Data Transformation at the National
Australia Bank, and Manager of Change & Communications at
Suncorp Group.


Culture, Teams, and Mindsets


In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Michaela shares:




Her triathlon experiences and how it translated into her
current work




Her experience transferring across companies and how it has
translated into her current work




Her current role as the Head of Data Strategy and Engagement
at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank




Common ways businesses have failed to achieve a data-driven
culture




Tricks for getting the technical team to participate in the
business side




Sparking ideas within business leaders regarding advanced
analytics




Bringing together different teams within an organisation




Building a solution while keeping the business engaged




Overcoming the 'all bark and no bite' of agile




How to help engineers champion their work and sell themselves




Borrowing from the mindset of selling first, building later
to get leaders more invested




If you are an advanced analytics professional looking to venture
into other sides of the business or a leader looking to learn
more about the technical side, this is the episode you do not
want to miss.