My journey has taken me from development engineering to line management of several mechanical and electrical engineering teams. I know what it means to take responsibility for people, results and decisions.
Alongside leading technical teams, I explore AI and its connections with business. I look at where artificial intelligence could help people in their everyday work and which applications make sense in practice.
My journey
My path from engineering to leading technical teams was not always straightforward. It involved difficult decisions, dead ends and many moments I would handle differently today.
Over time, I developed a deeper respect for the responsibility that comes with leading people: for results, the atmosphere within a team, my own decisions and the way I communicate in difficult moments.
That is why I believe a manager's real role is to create conditions in which people can grow and succeed.
Follow me on LinkedIn. I share my perspective on leadership, technical environments and exploring AI. I draw on real problems and the questions that arise when putting new technologies to use.
Business and AI
When thinking about AI, I start with the problems people and companies need to solve. Where does the same work repeat itself? Where is time lost searching for information? What would help a team make better decisions?
These are the situations where I see ideas for potential use cases. I pay particular attention to internal knowledge, preparing information for decisions and simplifying routine administration.
I enjoy learning to recognise which ideas could be useful and what would need to be tested. What matters to me is the benefit to people, how it fits their work and how the results can be checked.
My values
A manager is responsible for more than results. They are also responsible for the environment in which a team achieves them: priorities, atmosphere, their own decisions and communication in difficult moments.
People can perform well only when they understand the goal, their role and what is expected of them. More pressure cannot make up for unclear expectations.
Responsibility cannot be delegated without trust. People can take initiative only when they have room to make decisions, find their own solutions and openly raise concerns.
In leadership, information is rarely perfect. A manager needs to make decisions at the right time and take responsibility for their consequences.
A personal perspective
“Nothing comes for free. Behind every result are work, responsibility and the decisions that came before it.”
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