Episode 7: Enterprise Flow - with Cüneyt Kenger

Steering an aerospace organisation through multi-year engine development requires balancing two fundamentally different mindsets: the uncertainty of exploratory innovation and the strict commitment of serial delivery.

In this episode of Flow by Design, host Tom sits down with Cüneyt Kenger, General Manager of Kale Jet Engines. Cüneyt shares insights from his international career across TEI, Rolls-Royce, and leading Kale Jet Engines through a decade of turbojet engine development - from early R&D hurdles to scaling four engines into serial mass production.

Together, they explore:

• Why applying the same planning assumptions to R&D and serial production causes systemic delay, and how to establish distinct methodologies for both.
• Why the "loudest task" shouldn't take priority, and how leaders must actively manage context switching and interruptions to preserve deep technical focus.
• How radical transparency and pragmatic reprioritisation protect customer outcomes and build long-term institutional trust.
• Dealing with scarce specialist skills, financial pressures during prolonged testing phases, and maintaining team alignment through open communication.
• Transitioning from one-off engine development to a repeatable, AS9100-certified enterprise with robust configuration management and autonomous teams.