Leadership - Life at the Crossroad of Business and Engineering

Matthew Sinclair, Partner and VP of Engineering at Boston Consulting Group’s Digital Ventures and Jean-Marie Ferdègue, Director of Business Engineering, Gaming at Facebook, are the featured experts on this episode of the Business, Innovation & Technology Podcast. Together, they explore key elements of innovation: desirability, feasibility, viability, and impact. Matthew and Jean-Marie discuss how Digital Ventures and Facebook rely on multidisciplinary teams and cross-collaboration to develop impactful solutions. They also talk about how lean teams prevent scope creep, why companies must look beyond vanity metrics as measures of success, and what they look for in job candidates. You’ll also learn Matthew and Jean-Marie’s perspectives on what really drives innovation. It is not necessarily company size, industry, or access to resources. It is psychological safety, or every employee’s freedom to bring ideas (good or bad!) to the table and to feel comfortable failing and trying again. After you listen, connect with Matthew Sinclair on LinkedIn and Twitter @MatthewSinclair. Visit BCGDV.com to learn more about Boston Consulting Group Digital Ventures. Then, connect with Jean-Marie Ferdègue on LinkedIn.  

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Meta technologies, which include Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp have become an increasingly important growth channel for businesses today. Yet with constant changes in technology, how do you stay up to date on the latest trends and opportunities? The Meta Business, Innovation and Technology Podcast brings you conversations and insights from industry leaders in which we discuss emerging trends and business strategies. On the show we cover 3 primary content tracks: Growth - Learn how businesses can leverage Meta technologies to grow. Leadership - Gain insight from leaders at Meta and other Fortune 500 companies on how to make informative and strategic business decisions. Diversity - Engage in conversations on how businesses are cultivating diversity, equity and inclusion to increase impact. Created by Meta's business engineering team, this podcast gives you a behind-the-scenes view into how businesses are driving growth through Meta technologies today.