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You have the data, the systems to house it and move it, the processes to govern it, the applications to analyse it, and the skillful application of it all to generate insights that fuel advice.
But your advice is ignored…
Learn how to overcome this.
You have the data, the systems to house it and move it, the processes to govern it, the applications to analyse it, and the skillful application of it all to generate insights that fuel advice.
But your advice is ignored…
Learn how to overcome this.
You have the data, the systems to house it and move it, the processes to govern it, the applications to analyse it, and the skillful application of it all to generate insights that fuel advice.
But your advice is ignored…
Learn how to overcome this.
Simon Berglund Analytics8 provides objective, independent, best-of- breed Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing Services, leading organisations to sustained, measurable success. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 1 Why am I presenting? We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 2 Is this your situation? You have the data, the systems to house it and move it, the processes to govern it, the applications to analyse it, and the skillful application of it all to generate insights that fuel advice. But your advice is ignored We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 3 Why is advice ignored? Politics Socio-demography Insufficient ability to persuade Persuasion: process of inducing someone to do something through reasoning We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 4 Pre-meeting - Understand them Motivations Personal style Level & intensity of influence State of Mind Role in the decision process Timing We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 5 Pre-meeting - Motivations Business Result Revenue Profit RoI Stockturn Error rate reduction Personal Reward Enhanced reputation Promotion Feeling of contribution Restored credibility Bonus We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 6 Pre-meeting - Personal Style Numbers vs Conceptual Visual vs Audible Pensive vs Expressive Remote vs In-person We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 7 Pre-meeting - Level & Intensity of Influence What is their real level of influence, i.e. in an absolute sense? What is their intensity of influence, i.e. is it direct or referred? We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 8 Pre-meeting - State of Mind We need to do something. We should do something. No pressing need to do anything. There is no need to do anything. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 9 Pre-meeting - Role Optimus Technical Business Consultant Guide Partner We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 10 Pre-meeting - Timing Morning vs Afternoon Lunchtime jogger EoM Results announcement Racing off somewhere We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 11 In-meeting Flow Get their attention first by starting big Ive found a way to save us / make us an extra $xxx a year fix that problem we have with the double our stockturn. Show you understand the background. Present your rationale. Present the timetable for it. Explain the financial impact. Confirm their permission to proceed to the next step. Ask them is there anything they think you should be considering as part of this initiative. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 12 In-meeting Be attentive Be prepared. Present confidently. Maintain eye contact. Have proof for all statements. Discrete mirroring creates connection. Watch their body language. Looking bored? Do they look like they want to ask a question? Distracted? We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 13 In-meeting Initial Reaction Be well prepared to handle the following reactions: Agreement Objection Indifference Scepticism Rejection Play out all the potential reactions before the meeting and have responses ready We make data foundations analytics ready. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 14 Agreement Present your next couple of steps. Confirm their acceptance of those steps. Thank them. Walk out. Confirm that understanding in an eMail. Discreetly attribute some credit to your boss as you go through the process of implementation. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 15 Objection Fully understand the objection by questioning. Address the objection with your prepared response. Confirm they understand and accept your response. Move on. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 16 Indifference Your proposal is not compelling enough in their mind so you must work to increase the negative tension between the current state and your end state. Ive spoken to such-and-such and it turns out that Were you aware that Compared to XYZ company, we are and this has been going on for some time. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 17 Scepticism Offer proof sources Respected Same industry Same sort of problem Only offer if they are engaged. Generally no more than 2 otherwise its value is diminished. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 18 Rejection Accept it. Learn from it. Where in the argument did you lose them and why? Identify and eliminate the weaknesses in your approach to the argument. Identify (revel in!) and augment the strengths. The better you get, the more you will be respected as a learned advisor and the more closely you will be heeded. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 19 Final thoughts Stay on message. Preparation prevents anxiety. Are you the right person to sell the idea? Credibility briefings. Practise with a tough peer. Ask for a bite-sized yes. Make sure your role is clear and known. Gender / cultural sensitivities. Contribute without expectation. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 20 How we can help you Try our unstructured data analytics platform. Free workshop to understand how to create an agile and resilient data foundation. Learn how to supercharge your data warehouse. Join us at Data Modelling Zone. We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 21 Simon Berglund www.analytics8.com 1800 463 656 www.linkedin.com/in/simonberglund We are experts in remediating data foundations; making them ready for reliable analytics. 22