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BORIS KRUMREY AUTOMATION LEADER UIPATH’S BORIS KRUMREY DISCUSSES AUTOMATION, LEADERSHIP AND THE NEW NORMAL OF COVID-19
Q. COULD YOU GIVE ME AN OVERVIEW OF YOUR POSITION AND WHAT IT ENTAILS?
» I lead a team that helps design
automation innovations for our customers. Automation is quite an abstract concept so we asked ourselves – how can we show how it would work in daily operations? We decided that there was no better place to do this than in a lab where people can experiment with automation and learn about what it means for their business. Therefore, I led the creation of the UiPath Immersion Labs, where we show the art-of-the-possible in automation and help customers build breakthrough automation prototypes in their business context. Of course, due to the pandemic, this is all virtual for now.
Q. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE?
» My leadership style is very
collaborative but with a clear directive towards the anticipated outcome. If you run a team of technically skilled and creative individuals, you need to give them all the freedom to work in the way they work best and then reunite them on the joint vision. I also ensure that I am very hands-on. I am talking about being able to become a pair of hands to my team if needed. Following this thought, I believe managers need to have a good understanding of how any delegated task should be done, otherwise how will they be able to verify the result? 20
March 2021
