Building a Data Culture: The Usage and Flow Data Culture Model

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G. W. Griffin, D. HolcombBuilding a Data Culturehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9966-1_4

4. Leadership and Change Management

Gary W. Griffin¹   and David Holcomb²

(1)

Jacksonville, FL, USA

(2)

Berryville, VA, USA

 

A compelling story about leadership comes from Stephen Covey’s classic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The story goes like this. “A group of producers are cutting their way through the jungle with machetes. They’re the producers, the problem solvers. They’re cutting through the undergrowth, clearing it out. The managers are behind them, sharpening their machetes, writing policy and procedure manuals, holding muscle development programs, ...