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Abhishek Mittal

VP, Data Analytics and Opex

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People & Leadership7
Relationship Management4
Process Management4
Strategy & Architecture3
Data & Analytics3

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Do you trust the data & reports from the big analysts?

Strategy & Architecture

Yes

No

Sometimes

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Are you happy in your current role?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance

Yes

No

Unsure

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How many direct reports away from the CEO is the senior-most security executive?

Security & GRC Team & Organizational Design

Direct report

1

2

3

4

>5

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12.6k views3 Upvotes6 Comments

Which tech company would you be most proud to work at?

Culture & Values

Facebook

Google

Amazon

Tesla

Other (please comment)

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14.2k views8 Upvotes26 Comments

What is your favorite browser?

Applications & Platforms Productivity Tools

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Safari

IE (Edge)

Other (write a comment)

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10.7k views7 Upvotes33 Comments

Do you have remote employees on your team?

Talent Management & Performance

Yes

No

131.9k views209 Upvotes64 Comments

What do you prioritize the most in a job?

People & Leadership Process Management Talent Management & Performance+2 more

Benefits (healthcare, paid time off, etc.)

Hours flexibility

Location flexibility

Salary/income

Work-life balance

Workplace culture

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10k views3 Upvotes12 Comments

Which business function do you see the most need for automation?

End-User Services & Collaboration Applications & Platforms People & Leadership+6 more

Sales

Marketing

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Legal

HR

Other (pls comment)

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14.5k views9 Upvotes18 Comments

Which approach would you be most open to if a sales rep was to engage you for the first time?

Cold call

Cold email

Message on social (e.g. LinkedIn)

Other (pls comment 👇)

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14.5k views3 Upvotes31 Comments

What is the most effective frequency for 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports?

People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture Cloud+15 more

Once a week

Once every 2 weeks

Once a month

Adhoc

What 1-on-1?

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13.1k views12 Upvotes25 Comments

How are you encouraging innovation in your organization, especially ideation?

Strategy & Architecture Data & Analytics

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

Promoting a culture that encourages questioning establish approaches, nurturing creativity, fostering objectivity through due diligence, fostering collaboration, adopting new frameworks , and promoting continuous learning ...read more

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What has been your experience in trying to create data assets in your organization? Are the efforts more focused on improving data quality for internal decisions or do you think data assets are also being monetized for creating new products/services?

Data & Analytics Database Data Center+1 more

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

We are first trying to get our data lake and data warehouse environment stood up in an architecturally sound, reliable, and scalable manner for better reporting, analytics, and decision support. We also need improve data ...read more

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What’s the number one thing you want peers to have top of mind when making decisions around the future of generative AI and similar technologies?

Process Management Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Generative AI+2 more

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

How to deal with 'commercial sensitivity' of data, confirming accuracy of results (e.g. hallucinations) and people not deciding to abdicate responsibility and their own thinking.

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How is Generative AI impacting business?

Process Management Disruptive & Emerging Technologies AI & Machine Learning

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

At a very high level, below are some of the key impact areas

a) Ability to generate new revenue streams
b) Reconfigure existing workflows taking advantage of Gen AI capabilities
c) Reduce cost by automating ...read more

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What is your take on government versus industry regulation of AI? How do you see each impacting the responsibility of AI in the future?

AI & Machine Learning Regulatory Compliance Governance, Risk & Compliance

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

Segmented actioning based on types of data being used and actions being taken, we should not come up with a one size fits all type of regulation without understanding the use case. For example application of AI for use cases ...read more

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As all US States conduct economic modeling for forecasting state revenues using big data and multiple data sources, is anyone using AI to improve their models? Our state agency is interested in identifying other use cases and peer connections for applying AI for improved state-level Econometric Modeling.

Data & Analytics

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

Alternative data sources like formations and annual reports activity can be good features for the modeling of revenue

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What are the fundamental leadership capabilities that are needed for an era of exponential technology and AI innovation?

Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Culture & Values Mentoring & Coaching+3 more

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

I think Alivin Toffler said it best: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."

The most important attribute, then, is ...read more

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When pitched via LinkedIn, what sort of messaging actually resonated with you enough for you to read and reply?

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

I get a lot of pitches. I really appreciate when someone tries to form a relationship before going into a pitch.
Many times when coming at me with a pitch, the person doesn't know what I do or what my company does. ...read more

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If you have successfully scaled data operations, what helped you achieve this?

Data & Analytics People & Leadership Strategy & Architecture+1 more

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

Business alignment and collaboration

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How are you identifying areas where your existing IT skills and abilities may have the greatest impact on your organization's business processes?

Process Management Portfolio, Program & Project Management Partnerships+1 more

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

By looking for pain points and identifying process that can be streamlined or automated, opportunities to leverage IT skills and abilities exist in surprising areas. A key to that is listening to people, asking questions, ...read more

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Can you share your approach to discussing IT spending with your CFO? Any tried and true methods you've developed over the years to effectively communicate business value of technology spending in a way that resonates?

Internal CXO Relationships Financial Management Applications & Platforms

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

Always in 2 ways: growth & risk.

Focus on the potential ROI and long-term benefits that technology can provide, such as improved customer experience, expanded market reach, and increased efficiency to respond ...read more

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What networking tools, methods or best practices have particularly worked for you?

Relationship Management People & Leadership

Abhishek MittalVP, Data Analytics and Opex a year ago

I guess you mean personal networking

I frequently would answer the phone with “Hello, how can I help you today?”

99% of the time people needed help and if I helped them it began building a bond of mutual assistance ...read more

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