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I author articles every now and then - largely for the purpose of self reflection, but also willing to share my learnings with others. Feel free to re-distribute under the Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC-SA (e.g. credit the author, non-commercial use).
Can conventional companies ever fix their reliability problems?
Lufthansa IT meltdown on Feb 15th. FAA outage on Jan 11th and Southwest' planning software woes over Christmas have one thing in common. They are caused by a mismanagement of technical debt and poor incident management disaster recovery practices. [read more]
Making stress-free decisions
This post will give you one tool to make good decisions in difficult situations and avoid overstress. Spoiler: this framework helped me greatly in a critical situation, troubleshooting an unforeseen engine malfunction and landing in little to no visibility. [read more]
Why getting a pilot's licence is good for your career?
This story will tell you how I made great improvements to my professional career after getting a private pilot licence (PPL). With flying, I have no stress at work, my decision making became excellent and I am always fit and full of energy. Here is how I got there. [read more]
Other publications
Blameless Investigations (LinkedIn, 2024)
The culture of punishing humans for failures dates back to 1755 BC, when Hammurabi, a king of the Old Babylonian Empire, published the first known Criminal Code. It features a simple concept: if there was a violation or failure, a person or persons should be identified and punished. [read more]
RAYA Holding: What is the Holding really Holding (Harvard Business Review, 2023)
The case study covers a story of RAYA Holding for Financial Investments, an Egyptian conglomerate, and the leadership journey of its CEO Ahmed Khalil. It is applicable to General Management, Strategy, Family Business and Emerging Markets courses. [read more]
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