2003 2011 Engineering Operations 
Harvard Business Review
MAY 9, 2012
Unbalanced teams grow more so over time, as like hires like, resulting in an operation with lopsided competencies. In technology companies, engineering talent needs the balance of a business and operations team. Engineering departments fetishize the theory that if you build a better mousetrap, the rest takes care of itself.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2011
Companies that operate as a collection of silos commit the cardinal sin of underperforming relative to the resources they have invested. Daimler's engineers in Germany could not work with their Chrysler counterparts in Detroit , leading to the sale of the latter at a loss of some $35 billion. Under-collaboration.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 31, 2014
In 2003, DARPA contracted SRI International to lead a reported $200 million, five-year project to build a virtual assistant. In 2008, with the agreement of DARPA, a private company co-founded by three of the engineers from SRI International was spun out of the CALO project. The company was registered as SIRI Inc.
CO2
JUNE 29, 2010
It is very important for leaders wanting to create Self-Starters to articulate a clear vision, values and set of goals for their teams, as this type operates by seeking forgiveness rather than permission. Brown-Nosers constantly check in with their leaders and operate by seeking permission, rather than forgiveness.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 6, 2014
search engine company Inktomi in 2002. In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. By mid-2004, however, the operation was mired in conflict over control and differences in management style. Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 12, 2017
Software development, operations, and support have to be provided for both offerings, and because they differ from one another considerably, economies of scale cannot be reached in the way possible with just one business model. For example, consider Zynga’s decision, announced in 2011, to build its own datacenters.
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 17, 2010
In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? I had the privilege to be part of a group there in 2003. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.
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