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Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
Facilitated a KnowledgeStream™: "The Evolving Role of the Chief Data Officers and Data Leaders"
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Dec 2020 - Dec 2021
Participated in a KnowledgeStream™: "Facilitator 2021 Experience"
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Mar 2021 - May 2021
Participated in a KnowledgeStream™: "Successful Strategic Alliances in the Technology Industry"
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Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Facilitated a KnowledgeStream™: "Building Strategic Alliances and Partnerships in an Evolving Business Environment"
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Sep 2020 - Jan 2021
Participated in a KnowledgeStream™: "The Future of Direct-to-Consumer Marketing in the US"
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Nov 2020 - Jun 2022
Facilitated a KnowledgeStream™: "The Future of IT Partner Marketing and Channel Strategy"
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Apr 2019 - Oct 2020
Participated in a Map: "Technology - Sensing Trends and Disruptions Impacting the Technology Workforce "
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Jul 2019 - Jun 2022
Facilitated a KnowledgeStream™: "The Future of Digital Customer Engagement"
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Jun 2019
Participated in a Sprint: "Driving Open Innovation Through Employee Ideation Campaigns "
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09 May 2019
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Being Human in the Midst of Increased Automation"
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09 May 2019
Answered a question on OpenForum: ""Bring your Dog to Work"-Policy"
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09 May 2019
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Speed up the recruitment process"
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Feb 2019
Participated in a Sprint: "Transforming Organizations into Superfluid Enterprises"
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Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
Participated in a KnowledgeStream™: "Developing Employee Value Propositions of the Future"
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07 Jan 2019
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Ways to Grow/promote Talent in Small Companies other than Management Roles"
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28 Nov 2018
Asked a question on OpenForum: "Mindset of sales reps holding quotas: New/acquisition vs. Growth/customer success "
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29 Oct 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Key Traits of Effective Leaders"
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16 Oct 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Business Incubation versus Business Accelerator "
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16 Oct 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Future Changes in Business Processes Related to Globalization "
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16 Oct 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Effective Communication"
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12 Feb 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Disrupting Your Company's Core Business"
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Feb 2018
Participated in a Sprint: "Understanding the Challenges of Workshop Facilitators in Qualitative Market Research"
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07 Feb 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Quality of Internal Innovation - low or really low"
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05 Feb 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "how does lack of financial acumen hinder business folks? [special reference IT services, System integrators]"
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19 Jan 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Sales Growth Strategy"
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19 Jan 2018
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Innovation Ownership"
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27 Dec 2017
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Why improved economic climate has not resulted in as many job opportunities and pay raises?"
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27 Dec 2017
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Why it is important to phrase the right question first?"
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27 Dec 2017
Answered a question on OpenForum: "Diverse ideas - How to decide the best option?"
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Consultant, Sr. Manager/Director | Revenue & Profit Growth | Catalyst for Team-based Results, Adapting to Change at UPtimizm
Joined 01/20/2017
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Open to connect and explore opportunities. 919-426-7471, mfrankennc@gmail.com.
I specialize in helping organizations grow, adapt and excel in highly competitive & disruptive B2B markets. I'm motivated & committed to make a difference every day, through insight, action & support for others' success.
I am versatile, equally effective as a senior consultant, manager or individual contributor. Deep skills allow me to bridge strategy & execution across product development, marketing, sales, operations and HR disciplines.
I've consistently boosted revenue & profit, execution speed, agility & levels of employee engagement. Unique experience includes creating & transforming industry-leading business units -- first-to-market pioneers to global divisions with multi-$B in sales.
As a consultant, I've delivered value, end-to-end: developed practices, built/sustained client relationships, led engagements, created methodologies/frameworks & coached/trained staff.
I'm also a musician: jazz pianist & composer. This influences my working style, which is:
➢ Focused, disciplined, creative, collaborative & energetic. I naturally accept responsibility.
➢ Seeing the big picture, uncovering patterns, making data-driven decisions and taking action
Key Skills & Topics:
Innovation, Digital Transformation, Business Strategy/Design, B2B Services/Solutions; SaaS, XaaS & Usage-Based Models
Consulting & Coaching, Leading Teams & Initiatives, Managing Programs & PMO, Strong Communications & Influencing Skills, Change Management, Learning & Development, Training, Executive Presence, Organization Effectiveness
Portfolio & Product Management, Product Marketing, Go-to Market, Revenue Growth Programs & Renewals, Channels, Alliances & Ecosystems, Market Intelligence & Insights
Sales Enablement, Customer Success, Solution Selling, Selling Value & Business Outcomes
I specialize in helping organizations grow, adapt and excel in highly competitive & disruptive B2B markets. I'm motivated & committed to make a difference every day, through insight, action & support for others' success.
I am versatile, equally effective as a senior consultant, manager or individual contributor. Deep skills allow me to bridge strategy & execution across product development, marketing, sales, operations and HR disciplines.
I've consistently boosted revenue & profit, execution speed, agility & levels of employee engagement. Unique experience includes creating & transforming industry-leading business units -- first-to-market pioneers to global divisions with multi-$B in sales.
As a consultant, I've delivered value, end-to-end: developed practices, built/sustained client relationships, led engagements, created methodologies/frameworks & coached/trained staff.
I'm also a musician: jazz pianist & composer. This influences my working style, which is:
➢ Focused, disciplined, creative, collaborative & energetic. I naturally accept responsibility.
➢ Seeing the big picture, uncovering patterns, making data-driven decisions and taking action
Key Skills & Topics:
Innovation, Digital Transformation, Business Strategy/Design, B2B Services/Solutions; SaaS, XaaS & Usage-Based Models
Consulting & Coaching, Leading Teams & Initiatives, Managing Programs & PMO, Strong Communications & Influencing Skills, Change Management, Learning & Development, Training, Executive Presence, Organization Effectiveness
Portfolio & Product Management, Product Marketing, Go-to Market, Revenue Growth Programs & Renewals, Channels, Alliances & Ecosystems, Market Intelligence & Insights
Sales Enablement, Customer Success, Solution Selling, Selling Value & Business Outcomes
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Sr. Market Insights Manager at IBM, Strategic Alliances and Solutions Group
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The Evolving Role of the Chief Data Officers and Data Leaders
As Chief Data Officers (CDO) and other data leaders have become more integral for driving enterprise growth, we are looking to create a playbook for leaders that outlines key factors for success, how to address the biggest challenges and needs, and outline best practices in developing and implementing data strategies to improve ROI and value for their organizations.
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Design a Data and Analytics Strategy
(Gartner e-book): explains why it's important to create and communicate a clear, modern and business-relevant data and analytics strategy across the entire organization. Provides a high-level set of approaches/choices for framing how data can enable business results.
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Accenture & MIT CDOIQ Survey Results 2021
Research results from Accenture 2021 study
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The Modern Chief Data Officer: Transitioning from Defense to Offense - The Databricks Blog
Learn more about the evolution of the CDO role and the common characteristics of the modern data-driven organization.
https://databricks.com/blog/2021/06/18/modern-chief-data-officer-transitioning-from-defense-to-offense.html
https://databricks.com/blog/2021/06/18/modern-chief-data-officer-transitioning-from-defense-to-offense.html
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Five Imperatives for the Modern Chief Data Officer
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The Priorities Of A Modern Chief Data Officer
A successful CDO will map out their data strategy, implement a data-focused technology landscape, become a change agent in making the organization data-literate and constantly realign their information inventory based on business outcomes and needs.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/06/11/the-priorities-of-a-modern-chief-data-officer/?sh=7ca2f70c758f
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/06/11/the-priorities-of-a-modern-chief-data-officer/?sh=7ca2f70c758f
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Building a Community of Chief Data Officers | Informatica
Informatica announces our Executive Advisory Board, including data leaders across industries, ranging from financial services to healthcare to the public sector.
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3 Top Take Aways From The Gartner Chief Data Officer Survey
Todays chief data officers (CDOs) have one of the toughest seats at the executive table. Within this challenging role, they unlock data-driven innovation as well as integrate disparate data and analytics capabilities into a strategic discipline, all while
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Making the business case for a chief data officer | MIT Sloan
Given the proper mandate and the right boss, a CDO can guide companies in treating data as an asset and reaping the rewards.
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/making-business-case-a-chief-data-officer
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/making-business-case-a-chief-data-officer
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Why Do Chief Data Officers Have Such Short Tenures?Navigation MenuAccount MenuSearch MenuClose menuSearch
The average CDO lasts just two and a half years.
https://hbr.org/2021/08/why-do-chief-data-officers-have-such-short-tenures
https://hbr.org/2021/08/why-do-chief-data-officers-have-such-short-tenures
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Why Role of Chief Data Officer Is Essential but Full of Challenges | ITPro Today: IT News, How-Tos, Trends, Case Studies, Career Tips, More
A variety of roadblocks are making the increasingly important role of chief data officer one that has only a coin tosss odds of succeeding.
https://www.itprotoday.com/big-data/role-chief-data-officer-essential-so-why-turnover
https://www.itprotoday.com/big-data/role-chief-data-officer-essential-so-why-turnover
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Chief Data Officer Certificate | Calendar, Costs, and Curriculum | Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz Collegestartwitterfacebookenvelopelinkedininstagramyoutubelogoalert-redalerthomeleft-quotechevronhamburgerminusplussearchtrianglex
The Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy offers current and aspiring Chief Data Officers leading data strategies and advanced technology expertise from the birthplace of AI, Carnegie Mellon University.
https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/executive-education/chief-data-officer-certificate
https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/executive-education/chief-data-officer-certificate
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Creating A New Mandate For The Chief Data Officer
How can the role of the Chief Data Officer (CDO) evolve to create business growth? Start with the framework of Offense and Defense to generate revenue and transform the business.
https://www.bluemetrix.com/post/creating-a-new-mandate-for-the-chief-data-officer
https://www.bluemetrix.com/post/creating-a-new-mandate-for-the-chief-data-officer
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DataOps Unleashed | Free Virtual Sessions on February 2, 2022 | Event
Join us on February 2nd, 2022 for virtual community sessions aimed at helping DataOps professionals build, manage, and monitor data pipelines.
https://dataopsunleashed.com/
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