Episode 17 - The Real Reason You Can’t Keep Data Talent

Episode 17 - The Real Reason You Can’t Keep Data Talent

From LEAD WITH DATA Podcast by Konnexus

October 22, 2025 · 47 min · Season 5 · Episode 17

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of building and retaining effective data teams with insights from guest Lucas Dahan.

In this episode, I sit down with Lucas Dahan to unravel the complexities of building and retaining effective data teams. We tackle the challenges of high staff turnover and explore how shifting from a support to a product mindset can transform team dynamics. Lucas shares his insights from working across different sizes of organisations, from scale-ups to large corporates, emphasising that no matter how big or small, you can still transform your teams. Join us for a conversation that might just get you to rethink and reshape your approach to running your data teams. Key Topics: The Structure and Challenges of Data Teams The Shift from Support to Product Teams Implementing Change in Large Organizations Transforming Engineering Mindsets Shifting from Reporting to Problem Solving Fostering Ownership and Accountability Managing Diverse Skill Sets Empowering Team Members for Ownership

People in this episode

Host: Konnexus

Guest: Lucas Dahan

Topics covered

  • Data Teams
  • Staff Turnover
  • Product Mindset
  • Team Dynamics
  • Organizational Change
  • Engineering Mindsets
  • Ownership and Accountability

Keywords

  • data talent
  • team retention
  • support to product
  • organizational change
  • engineering mindsets
  • accountability
  • skill sets

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