{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 2: Using Data to Create Transparency and Authority Within Your Organization","description":"Companies across the country are investing in data and how to harness it, yet some continue to struggle with using that data to tell their story. That means they\u2019re missing the opportunity to create transparency within their organization and, most notably, the chance to exercise their authority through the contextual awareness their data can bring. In this episode, host Aaron Schoenherr and Narrative Science President Nick Beil discuss going beyond the dashboard and into data, the relationship between transparency and authority and data overload in the age of COVID. Episode Highlights: 1:17 \u2013 Nick provides his background and introduces his company, Narrative Science.  2:32 \u2013 Nick discusses if hard data or the stories behind those numbers carries more authority.  4:10 \u2013 An in-depth example of how contextual data is more powerful than data on its own, particularly within the COVID-19 pandemic. 8:09 \u2013 Analysis of how busy executives prefer to receive their data. 10:25 \u2013 Aaron and Nick discuss the relationship between transparency and authority, and the role trust plays. 14:00 \u2013 Nick gives examples of industries that are ahead of the curve with their data strategy and highlights which industries are lagging.   16:55 \u2013 Nick provides insight into how he gets organizations that are behind the curve to reconsider their data strategy. 19:02 \u2013 Discussion about potential data overload amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  20:50 \u2013 Aaron and Nick discuss organizations and leaders who have demonstrated true authority during the pandemic. ","author_name":"Authority Figures","author_url":"http:\/\/greentarget.com","html":"