Cecilia Weckström

Discovering a lost passion

Cecilia — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:46:21 +0000

So it’s been absolutely ages since I last posted and while work is a worthwhile excuse, I have let my weekends be absorbed by my rekindled passion for music making. A self-confessed laptop musician, it truly has been ages since I tried my hand at music making and my software (Reason, Ableton) have both managed …

Become known for creating something, not criticising it

Cecilia — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:24:25 +0000

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who …

Could linking up with Amazon help Nokia evolve beyond mobile?

Cecilia — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 10:21:38 +0000

Let’s first be clear: I don’t work for Nokia, nor do I have an inside track on Nokia company strategy. Like many Finns, I grew up with Nokia as part of my life, and can’t quite believe the state the company is in now. In fact, having lived through the turnaround at the LEGO Group, …

“Don’t Aim at success -…

Cecilia — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:03:40 +0000

"Don't Aim at success - the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. for success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue.. as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself."

Victor Frankl, FromMan's Search for Meaning.

Can conflict add value?

Cecilia — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:17:45 +0000

A discussion I had at a recent company seminar, captured the complicated relationship many of us have with conflict. One of my colleagues spoke of a challenging position in the middle of opposing stakeholders, some of whom seemed to take delight in conflict for conflict’s sake. My colleague confessed that he often waited (in his …