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That meant people who don ’ t normally work together , but also , in the male-heavy manufacturing world , we had one female team leader , Doris Wolfgarten , who stood out and really grew in the course of our projects .

“ Previously , we ’ d had people who had worked for 15 years as a team leader and never challenged themselves in such projects . It was a big target of mine that when I searched for a project leader , I would choose people who might not necessarily think that they could do it . As a female project leader , she made decisions that were different to the norm , which led to fantastic new solutions . Most of the time , when people choose project managers , they fear that if they choose someone less experienced , then the whole project could come down . But if you take those kinds of risks , they will pay off in the end .”

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