And... What's next? Managing through change

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Next 3.5 months... Brainstorm of ideas

As I look at my current timeline I see an inflexion point in September as the kids will (hopefully) resume some sort of school routine and companies will (hopefully again) start looking at growth. So, some of the ideas for projects for this period until september: Finish MBA Intensive learning German Write a book for kids from the story of the French Opa Write a book about my grand-parents? Spend planned time with the kids; make it memorable! Study psicology? Study herbs? Learn how to write a book Sew pants & pj's for the kids How can I become a certified coach? Intel? Vegetable garden Work on my CV & LinkedIn profiles Explore location alternatives to Munich/Germany for the future Read at least 1 book a month... start a book club? Learn bricolage... build a coat hanger & a shoe rack or an structure for the balcony/garden... a canopy? Make my own cosmetics Become more plastic-free (find more alternatives to plastic goods) Other creative projects......

Fighting uncertainity with plans, creativity & optimisom

It's funny, I just read one of the last posts in this blog... it was about the thought process to go/no go for an MBA in the mist of potential job los. And here I am, a year later and with an EMBA almost in my pocket! Today I signed the separation offer from Intel; like all good-byes, it's bitter-sweet... Bitter for the end of something that has tought me so much, that has formed me as profesional and as the person I am today. Bitter for the current situation with the pandemic and the economic crisis ensuing that will make it so much harder to find a new opportunity in a world where there will be much more people looking for one Sweet because it's the end of "hanging by a thread" nausating feeling... I had searched and kept hope until the "quite sure" opportunity that I had with the connected division. That opportunity jumped out the window towards the end of January amidst rumours of another Intel sale of business (which was finally announced a mo...

Executive MBA thought process

So, being bored at work is bad. It makes you think a lot and, depending on the day... It might be possitive thoughts... Wow, I have all this time, I can do so many things I can get back to crafts I'm going to start sweing once more I'm finally going to learn German... let's search courses ... so many things I can do!! Amazing But it might also be negative thoughts... Intel has been so awesome, how can I find another job and company that even compares? I've got an experience and controllers who know me... can I sell my profile in the market place? But if we move to France or Spain, will my experience be sufficient? Do I need further certifications? And that's when an idea came that transformed the negative into positive and so, it's a win-win for me :) An MBA!! (I must say that Quentin insists he's the one who put the idea in my head... it might be true; the best ideas are the ones that someone else has and then you make them yours ;) ) So, I s...

Being bored is bad for mental health... Finding solutions!

So this announcement, was published on April 17th: https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-modem-statement/#gs.9iebvz It's now, May 6th. It's going to be 3 weeks soon. We were on vacation when the announcement hit. And the following week, it was a short week (a holiday and a vacation day as Quentin's uncles were visiting). Really, the first week at work was last week (also a short one b/c of May 1st). All meetings have dropped from my calendar. I have nothing left in my calendar. My manager has told me that I, basically, don't have a job any more and thus I should start looking around. Monday, I went to the office. I did some training and read the newspaper in the morning. In the afternoon, it was boring... very much so! Tuesday, I went to the office. I did some more training + read newspaper in the morning. Having lunch with 2 of my colleagues was the highlight of the day Afternoon, I was so bored that I started searching for MBA's... mayb...

Why... what's happening? Summary of the sour last 1.5 years

Intel, my career, my home for so many years... It's been an awesome journey and there has been so much more positive than negative... I find it hard to belive that I'm now at this inflection point. The good news is that, to a certain extent, I've made peace with the idea that I might be living the last few weeks/months in this great company. Exactly 14 years tomorrow; I started at the Amsterdam Logistic's Center on May 1st 2005. I worked for the Logistics Group during a bit more than 3 years, always in Amsterdam but in a couple of different roles. Then, changed country and roles and move to Portland (OR) for another 4 years in TMG related groups (System Mfg, first, and GSM later). Finally, in the summer of 2012, we came to Munich, to a Division (a PnL group with products). Since then, multiple roles but always linked to the Cellular Modem Division. It sounds great, right? What was the sour part on all this you wonder? Well, if I'm being really honest, the...