Wish I will be reborn as a humpback or as a duck in a zoo .. héhéhé
Basic info
Born 1961, 3 years from retirement, Swiss citizen, 3 children (Anna, Albane, Mathys), not that much a family man, divorced, today in a partnership intended to last, PhD (physics), currently Coorporate Director Innovation, R&D and IP.
Self-assessment
High numbers mean I was cool, lower on the other side …
- As a child: very happy childhood, easy going : [9/10]
- As a teenager: school too boring, too easy, fun, abuses & R’n’R : [8/10]
- As a student: bit more serious, getting tougher but engaging : [8/10]
- As a PhD and post doc student: heaven, ultimate freedom, intellect set on invincible : [9/10]
- As a young professional, tough landing but well : [6/10]
- As a father: could have done much better : [5/10]
- As a husband, although faithful … [4/10]
- As a man : some good successes, many failures, more sucesses than failures [6/10]
- As a human: well I do not cheat, I do not steal, I do not betray, I am not a racist, I am no macho, not a believer, payings unforced alimony, not a capitalist, rather bio and ecological oriented, I observe and respect others, I think I am more a less OK : [6/10]
- Career: refused to go beyond my competences or having to pay a price to exceeding my deontology or liberty, quite happy, less revenue but OK : [7/10]
- Professional achiements : most of what I did is still standing, used or working, quite proud : [8/10]
- As a boss: quite OK, may be too soft : [7/10]
- As a friend … suck , always burned the ships when changing location/country [3/10]
Selfish dreams
Many dreams, living in another time (1880-1910) or ancient Egypt (Dynaties 3-6 or 11-13). Being a famous novelist or philosopher. Breeding horses (Akal Teke or Apaloosa and dogs (Alanos, Dogos). Being a reknown paleoanthropologist with key discoveries. Being 6 foot 10. Being the best blind side flanker (7) or number 8 that existed. Being a talented musician. … as a start, possibly all together.
Skills (given), Soft skills (given + education), Competences (acquired) and Major Flaws (no chance to improve)
Skills
- Fast, good reflexes, physically strong
- High IQ consciene of how that is, yet compared … hum
- Sense of humour and self-irony
- Matricial thinking capabilities
- Verty observation capabilities
- Contextual and global thinking, grasping
- Imagination, visionary
- Fast learner, high analytics capabilities
- Good memory
- Easy to contact and to boud with
Soft skills
- Gentleman
- Respectful of others
- Curious, eager to learn from others
- Very attentive
- Funny, witty
- Eager to please (well… with limits)
- Faithful
- Entertaining
- Creative
- Good cook
Competences
- Generalist in various aspects (science, engineering, technolopgy, IP laws, finance and admixtration, tax and transfer pricing, marketing)
- Strategic thinking, narratives developement, graphical expression
- Versatile competences
- Natural Leader
- Connecting the dots
- Advocacy, litigation
- Writing
- Lateral thinking
- Demistifiying, explaining, simplifiying
- Knowldge sharing
- Knowing when to cry for help, asking I do not understand
- Speaker skills
- Improvising
- Staying calm and efficient in front of issues
Major Flaws
I mean major, they are so many more…
- Arrogant, scornful with mediocre, boastful morons. Should not, does not pay off. FTS
- Easily outraged
- Impatient
- Bold, risks taking, more than courageous
- Quickly responsive when aggressed
- Cynical
- Objectionable
- Contemptuous (sometimes)
- Polemical
- Lazy
- Swearing
- Interrupting
- Solitary, selfish (not hat often yet)
- Showing poor empathy (yet… not true)
- Tempted by the “foreign legion” way
- Incapable to be part of a group, a clan, a corporation
- Non obedient