
Episode 005: Your Data Health Check – From Diagnosis to Transformation
From ADAverse by Shaun Leisegang
August 26, 2025 · 38 min · Season 1 · Episode 5
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of data health in organizations and introduces a three-stage model for transformation.
In this episode of the ADAverse podcast, Shaun Leisegang sits down with Gladwin Mendez , Fractional Chief Data & AI Officer at GEC Prudentia , to unpack one of the most overlooked challenges in modern business: data health. Using a powerful health and wellness metaphor, Gladwin introduces a three-stage model to help organisations shift from chaotic data firefighting to structured, outcome-driven transformation: 🧪 Maturity Assessment – Your Data Blood Test Discover how a 140-question deep-dive across strategy, people, process, and data uncovers blind spots, diagnoses risk, and helps leaders face facts - because you can’t fix what you haven’t measured. 🥗 Strategy – Your Organisational Diet Plan Learn how to cut the "data fat" and create a lean roadmap that focuses on value, agility, and governance - without getting distracted by shiny tools. 🏋️ Execution – Your Data Personal Trainer Explore how to operationalise your strategy with the right partners, embedding automation, analytics, and real delivery muscle to achieve measurable outcomes. Whether you're an executive unsure where to begin or a data leader needing to turn strategy into reality, this episode delivers…
People in this episode
Host: Shaun Leisegang
Guest: Gladwin Mendez
Topics covered
- data health
- data transformation
- data strategy
- data governance
Keywords
- maturity assessment
- data blood test
- organizational diet plan
- data personal trainer
Mentioned in this episode
Products: GEC Prudentia
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