Strategic Executive Leadership Certification · Self-pacedMove from running the data team to leading the strategy.
The Strategic Executive Leadership Certification is a self-paced course by Vin Vashishta, with 10 modules and more than 60 lessons, that helps data and analytics leaders move from tactical manager to strategic leader.
Tactical managers keep the team running. Strategic leaders decide where it goes, and they get a seat at the strategy table. This certification builds the Disruptor's Mindset for data leadership: the 10 traits of strategic leaders, aligned technical strategy, and an organization built to innovate.
What changes in how you think.
The certification moves you from running a team to shaping the business around it. These are the habits you leave with.
Learn to lead strategy.
Asking the right questions, translating between layers, and presenting data's value in business terms.
Build a data unit the business depends on.
Organizational maturity stages, role definitions, talent pipelines, and mentoring frameworks that develop leaders.
10 modules, 60+ lessons.
From the 10 traits of strategic leadership through mentoring frameworks, technical strategy, organizational build-out, innovation, and hiring.
Module 01Introduction3 lessons
- Course And Certification Benefits
- Outline And Overview
- Leading Strategically And Leading Strategy
Module 0210 Traits Of Strategic Leaders11 lessons
- What Is Different About Strategic Leadership
- A Process For Asking The Right Questions
- Open Communications Pathways
- Creates Opportunities
- Delegation and Accountability
- Manages Transformation And Change
- Providing External Resources and Knowledge
- Creates Safety Nets For Experience-Based Learning
- Self Aware And Continuously Improving
- Translating Between Layers
- Transparency and Self Accountability
Module 03Developing Key Strategic Leadership Traits7 lessons
- Introduction: How Do You Develop Traits
- Self-Awareness
- Transparency and Accountability
- A Framework For Asking Questions
- Communications Framework Basics
- Presenting Data's Value To The Board
- Developing And Improving Traits
Module 04A Framework For Mentoring And Developing Leaders9 lessons
- Introduction
- Communications
- Mentorship
- Project Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Character
- Creativity
- Vision
- Growth Mindset
Module 05Defining Data and AI Strategies6 lessons
- Technology Model
- Why Does The Business Need Data, Analytics, And AI Strategies
- Data Strategy: Definition And Objectives
- AI Strategy: Definition And Objectives
- The Data Monetization Catalog
- AI Strategy Document
Module 06The Big Picture Of Data And AI Maturity7 lessons
- Strategy Planning And Implementation
- Capabilities Transformation
- Talent And Infrastructure
- What Is Technical Strategy
- Continuous Transformation Strategy
- Where Does The Technology Model Fit
- What Does Aligned Technical Strategy Look Like
Module 07AI Strategy KPI Library2 lessons
- AI Strategy KPIs: Introduction And Purpose
- AI Strategy KPIs Detail
Module 08Data And Analytics Organization Build Out Plan7 lessons
- Starting With Business Alignment
- 3 Stages Of Organizational Maturity And Structure
- Defining Roles
- Aligning Goals
- Building Leadership Layers
- Getting Access to Talent: External Talent Pipelines
- Building An Internal Training and Mentorship Program
Module 09Leading Innovation5 lessons
- Innovation Strategy
- Managing Innovation
- Creating A Culture Of Innovation
- Developing Innovators
- Leading Innovators
Module 10Hiring8 lessons
- Introduction
- A Structured Hiring Process
- Interview Design
- Rubrics And Assessment
- Training Interviewers
- Training Leaders To Hire
- Hiring Leaders
- Preparing For An Executive Level Interview
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Built in the field. Refined in the room.
Vin Vashishta is the author of From Data to Profit (Wiley) and has applied every framework in this course with clients including Airbus, Walmart, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase. More than 9,000 professionals in 47 countries have taken his courses.
“Where the hell was this five years ago? I sent all my reports to take it so they wouldn't stumble in the dark.”
Create your own opportunities. Define your impact.
Start immediately and keep access for a year, with a weekly office hour for live Q&A.