Data informed decision making: how to let data and intuition work in a great marriage.

Stephan Vlieland, Hiring Manager at Shell, is known for his dynamic and unconventional approach to leadership and talent development. Rejecting rigid structures and the conventional nine-to-five mindset, he thrives on fostering agility, creativity, and transformative thinking in teams. With a passion for coaching and enabling others, Stephan equips individuals with the tools, insights, and confidence to navigate change and embrace agile methodologies. His work is rooted in empowering people to challenge the status quo and adopt forward-thinking mindsets. At the conference, he is all set to share his views on Data-Informed Decision Making: How to Let Data and Intuition Work in a Great Marriage, offering practical strategies to blend analytics with human insight for better, bolder decisions.

He will share his views on the striking reality that 58% of software companies still rely on intuition alone for regular business decisions—an approach that risks their long-term sustainability. He will question the viability of ignoring objective data and emphasize the dangers of neglecting a data-driven strategy. By highlighting how teams can improve sustainably through the smart use of metrics, he will walk the audience through identifying the most impactful metrics relevant to their unique contexts. He will also explore practical steps for gathering and utilizing this data effectively. Finally, he will delve into how organizations can strike the right balance between data and intuition, enabling more informed, confident, and strategic decision-making.