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The Sign of Times – Improving the Odds of Successfully Delivering Automotive Projects

The concept of “project” is a Holy Grail of organizational change that heralds The New. Projects inherently come with risk and uncertainty. In the corporate world, risk aversion is an instinct that foregoes venturing into uncharted territories of product innovation. Taking project risks too lightly may lead to unintended consequences for the project or the entire company. Read…

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Star Trek: Lessons in Leadership

Dear Trekkies! I want to take you for a ride on an adventure through Star Trek: The Original Series, where we’ll uncover timeless leadership lessons perfect for the tech world. I will explore Captain Kirk’s iconic leadership “lessons learned” and the groundbreaking tech that keeps inspiring us today. Grab your tricorders and boldly go where no one has before! Read…

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Is it Time for a New Kind of Management by Objectives?

The Coronavirus pandemic is changing the workplace, temporarily or possibly even permanently. Many of us work remotely — some of us are used to it; others are undergoing more-or-less training on the job as to how to be effective in our new home-office environment. It sounds like old “management by objectives” may become the state-of-the-art way to run distributed teams. Read…