ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I started out as an information technology professional. About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. Projects could be more successful and deliver more quickly if we treated people like human beings. The word “humanely” often gets fed back to me.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Resources CIO Chemicals 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2018

Dubbed the “Alien Dreadnought,” Tesla’s new manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, was designed to be fully automated — no humans need apply. Moreover, it’s not just technology-related jobs that are being reimagined with AI. It was going to be the factory of the future.

Power 11

Power Engineering Analysis Training 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Here are just a few examples: Leveraging gaming technology to create a new channel that connects the world to GE in a fun and engaging way, helping to educate prospective employees about the company and its economic and social values. Its members presented several recommendations to my team, and ultimately to Jeff Immelt, our chairman.

Globalization 15

Globalization Development Agility Innovation 15

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Feeling safe is a primal human need.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Feeling safe is a primal human need.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

WF: What do you see as the main career lessons of the book? Freestyle chess — where human and computer teams play together, and outperform either on their own – is the example throughout the book. The one skill the human needs when playing freestyle is how to ask the program good questions. Is that Good?

Management 11

Management Software Long-term Information Technology 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

When we related this finding to the director of leadership development for one of the world’s largest technology companies, he admitted the same was true for his organization. The (feedback) process strikes at the tension between two core human needs — the need to learn and grow, and the need to be accepted just the way you are.

Learning-by-Doing 9

Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up Drucker Leadership Development 9