Computer Vision News - September 2016

On top of this, there was a culture in which taking risks with technology was encouraged. If it didn’t work out, it was fine. Nobody was punished for it. Another thing that was really fantastic was that there was really no politics. Jean Todt really encouraged that and all the managers were protected, feeling that taking risks with technology was accepted and encouraged. All the engineers felt that they had a voice, they were listened to and appreciated by the team. It was really an incredible work environment for engineering and stability. Ferrari was incredibly strong in those years. During that time, I woke up and couldn’t wait to get to work because it was a fantastic work environment. It was really a joy to work for people like Rory Byrne . Everyone had so much confidence in what the other person was doing that you could completely concentrate on your own work. I’ve followed many of these guidelines at Cogisen. I really tried to recreate the management style that makes Ferrari such a fun place to work. We have a lot of stability at Cogisen with many top experts. The fact that they all enjoy working with us shows that we have a very good work environment .” Rijnders also has sweet souvenirs of Michael Schumacher , which are quite off-topic here, but too precious to leave unpublished: “ Michael was also special in those years. People thought of him as a robot or super human. This was something that the press created, and Michael was very happy to play along. He always knew how to speak Italian, but he never spoke Italian in front of the press because he didn’t want to show weaknesses. Of course, if your opponents think that you are super human, you’re already halfway to “ There was a culture in which taking risks with technology was encouraged ” 12 Computer Vision News Application Application winning the race. Psychological ly, I think that his trick worked. In reality, [Rijnders and I decide that we should speak of Schumacher in the present tense] Michael is a very sensitive, funny, and generous person .” “Michael is a very sensitive, funny, and generous person”