Nokia People

I left Microsoft Mobile in late September 2014 after about seven years as a Nokian, first as an external and the Real McCoy from the beginning of 2011. After leaving Nokia House for the last time, I trekked across Europe with my life packed into an old VW Transporter van that I’d bought from a used car dealer in Vantaa, caught up with family and friends in England for a couple of months, then left for my new life in the Philippines, where I met and married my second wife.

I’ve loved writing since childhood, and have written lots of small things but never really seriously until my job as Community Manager at Nokia gave me the chance to

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We launched the free online book Operation Elop on February 11th in the Beyond Nokia group. In about 60 hours the book had 9000+ visits and 270 reads. Launch posts in Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn have been viewed, liked or shared thousands of times. Already by now, the ebook has even been ripped off from its license terms and re-published without our permission. Wow. We feel humble and grateful. And happy. Maybe even a bit empty after the passionate final sprint in the project?

We? Who is we? And why did we make and launch this book?

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Lately I  have posted the following statement and picture below on LinkedIn, some of you might have seen it, others not.

One is about the global world and the impact on our lives, mapping that ‘imaginary’ to the Pyramid of Maslow, the other one is more related to the effect share-holders and their requirements have on our life.

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I left Nokia some six years ago and during these years I have met a large number of ex-Nokians, both in Finland and abroad.

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I am an Engineer and had worked in several organizations before I joined Nokia. At the time of my interview I wished to be a part of the Nokia story very desperately. I saw Nokia go from not having any viable LTE network products to becoming a market leader that ultimately suffered series of layoffs and other struggles.

Here are the things I liked about working in Nokia

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I was always fascinated about mobile communication technology. During my intermediate school days, the concept of voice transmission between two mobiles over the air was a mystery for me.

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I’ve always wondered how coincidences happen in our lives – people we cross paths with, getting a call or message from someone we just remembered or thought about, events that occur, unforeseen opportunities and challenges that seem to appear….

Dr. Wayne Dyer wrote, “the word coincidence describes that which fits together perfectly”.

Meeting Nokia was a coincidence that grew to be a core part of my life for many years and still continues in some form.

What meaning have I found from Nokia experiences?

I learned how life can be unpredictable, uncertain and tough and, how quickly an organization can go from being the undisputed king

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My first entrance to Nokia was Oulu’s Special Products unit in 1997, which was a great place to learn the spirit of handcrafted product making.

It was one of those Nokia R&D units full of hackers and makers.

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