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find parallels between the two , implementing this while he supports other companies ’ AI journeys as they grapple with different challenges around the technology . He explains : “ The things that get published in academia are just a small amount of what academic researchers work on . There are many studies conducted and draft papers written where nothing came of them . On the flip side , you only read about what ’ s successful – you don ' t read about what ' s not successful . That ' s the same problem that we have in industry . You only read about when somebody was successful , but most of the things you learned the most from are things where you made mistakes and the journey you took to become successful . From that perspective , I am very grateful to work for H2O . ai , one of the leaders and visionaries in AI technology . I get the chance to learn a lot from working with my team and our customers every day .”
When it comes to innovation and enterprise transformation , Proksch , after years of learning , shares how important it is to be rational and remove your ego from the projects you work on , noting : “ After several years in academia , I realised that I wanted to have a bigger impact and switched to industry . However , after building advanced analytics solutions and dashboards that didn ’ t create the value I ’ d hoped , I realised that it ’ s not me that is important but the outcome . It ’ s not important that I had the idea for a project or the solution ; I needed to start thinking differently and take different approaches to projects . Now , I have a very rational perspective that ’ s based on the outcome and mostly on helping others to become successful .”
Despite having many lessons to share and insights to provide to others , Proksch is an incredibly humble leader – a title he would never give himself , making him perfectly placed to nurture others as they progress in their own career .
Concluding , he says : “ I don ’ t like the word ‘ leadership ’. I have never been able to grasp it fully . In general ,
20 June 2022