Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Empowered architects
In the course on project management and leadership for PhD students we are talking about the role of the project leader. The lecturer Max Rapp Ricciardi writes in an article by about empowerment and refers to an article by Quinn & Spreitzer.
Anyway, he mentions four characteristics of empowered people:
An architect which works in an organisation where he or she is not empowered have probably little chance of doing a successful job. I would even go so far to ask why such an organisation would even bother with having such a role?
Anyway, he mentions four characteristics of empowered people:
- They feel they are masters of their own destiny (they can do the work without management interference)
- The understand the totality of the business they are operating in
- They have confidence and a feeling of doing a good job
- They are convinced they can influence others, which is the opposite of learned helplessness
An architect which works in an organisation where he or she is not empowered have probably little chance of doing a successful job. I would even go so far to ask why such an organisation would even bother with having such a role?
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Show off your Cars
The cars entering the show.Saleen S7, two Ferrari F50s, F50 GT1, two Ferrari 599 GTBs, Tesla Roadster, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Audi R8, 2008 Dodge Viper 675 horsepower, 288 GTO, Porsche GT3 RS, SuperAmerics and many more cars showing.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Show off your Cars
Car Showing at Danville D' Elegance
Maserati MC12
Saleen S7
Porsche Carrera GT
Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Roadster
Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe & Spyder
Lambo. Diablo SV & VT 6.0
Ford GT Heritage Edition
Ferrari 430 Scuderia Coupe
Ferrari Challenge Stradale
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
Ferrari F430 Coupe and Spider F1
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
Ferrari F355 Challenge & GTS & Coupe/Spi
Ferrari 360 Modena Coupe & Spider
Ferrari Testarossa 512 TR
Maserati Granturismo S and GT
Maserati Gransport MC Victory
Maserati Trofeo
Porsche 997 GT3 RS
Aston Martin DB7 Zagato Coupe
Aston Martin DB9 and AMV8 V8 Vantage
Ultima GTR S
Ariel Atom
Bentley Continental GTC
And many more cars in this events.
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