Thread: Biggest Obstacles to Effective Design
View Single Post
  #12   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 19-08-2015, 11:28
Paul Copioli's Avatar Unsung FIRST Hero Woodie Flowers Award
Paul Copioli Paul Copioli is offline
President, VEX Robotics, Inc.
FRC #3310 (Black Hawk Robotics)
Team Role: Engineer
  
Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 2000
Location: Rockwall, TX
Posts: 1,381
Paul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond reputePaul Copioli has a reputation beyond repute
Re: Biggest Obstacles to Effective Design
For most teams (and most companies) the biggest obstacle is talent. Too often we like to forget that it takes an insane amount of hard work to even have a chance to overcome raw talent.

At the end of the day, some people have it and many people do not.

The challenge for team leaders is identifying talent early and nurturing it.

This is not to say a team should discourage people that may not have the natural talent, but if you have a student(s) on your team that has/have the talent then you have a significant advantage over other teams if you take advantage of it.
__________________
In full disclosure I am the President of VEX Robotics, a division of Innovation First International.
Reply With Quote