Fantastic read by my colleague Dan Beaulieu: Doing business the Elon Musk way! The points Dan makes are appropriate to anyone in any industry and specifically in the world of quality.
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Good leadership always makes a difference; unfortunately, so does bad leadership. This leadership truth continues as we wrap up this series on leadership with the last of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: The Law of Legacy.
What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind once you’ve moved on from your leadership position? For most people, legacy is all about what they have personally achieved; their successes, awards & accomplishments; in other words, the things they leave behind. For leaders, these things are certainly part of their legacy, but their lasting value as a leader is in the people they leave behind…
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As we will be talking about law 20 of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership it is important to recognize that a leader must have followers, of course, but an important exercise is to consider who makes up that group of followers. Followers who are content on being followers will yield a modest return to the company, but only add value to the company one person at a time. 
They are typically not “impact players”, but leaders don’t need an entire team of impact players, only a strategic few. On the other hand, followers who are leaders themselves and willing to follow your lead multiple the value added to the company, creating the opportunity for explosive growth. When looking at your team, consider what your followers bring to the proverbial table.
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Good leadership always makes a difference; unfortunately, so does bad leadership. This leadership truth continues as we will be talking about law 19 of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.
Timing is Everything
How often have we heard this throughout our lives? Too often to count I would suggest.
We don’t have to look around us very far to find examples of both good timing and bad timing. In the context of leadership, there are really only four outcomes for any decision and the first three are a result of poor timing: … Click here to read the entire article http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1479191-pcb007-sep2022/89?-3478
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Early in my career I had no idea what I wanted to do; I got into this business because printed circuit board manufacturing was the family business; back then it was just a starter job and I had no idea that it would turn in to a 47-year (and counting) career path.
After years of working, hearing both internal and customer complaints and noticing what things work and what did not, I began to find my groove and decided to position myself to make a difference and change the things I could influence. Click here to read the rest of the article http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1464867-pcb007-apr2022/77?
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Great leaders are committed to victo
ry and make things happen, period. To make this point I would like to borrow a lesson from Genghis Khan in my book Notorious: Business Lessons from History’s Most Ruthless Leaders. Khan was a brilliant military strategist that built the largest land empire in history in the 12thcentury. No matter what you think of him, the man knew how to win. Lesson 7 in the book is “Lead from the Front”.
One of the most enduring mantras in leadership is “Never ask a follower to do something you are not willing to do yourself”. That certainly applies here; people want to follow a leader that is out front with his sword drawn and not back in the tent (or in our case, one that sits in their office all day). Lead by example is a common thread throughout the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership for a reason; it works.
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Good leadership always makes a difference; unfortunately, so does bad leadership. This leadership truth continues as we will be talking about laws 13-Picture and 14-Buy-In of the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. 
I am sure that everyone remembers the childhood phrase “Monkey see, monkey do.” When boiled down, this is exactly what the Law of the Picture teaches.
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If you were to look at the leaders that have inspired you over the course of your career, I would argue that you will find it difficult to name a single one that did not have a great supporting cast. I believe that nobody does anything great alone; great leaders surround themselves with great people. This truth was on display in the Sonny Barger chapter of my last book Notorious (in a shameless plug, it’s available on Amazon). Read the entire article here http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1411055-pcb007-sep2021/81?
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What does navigation have to do with leadership? As it turns out, a lot! Leadership is not about blindly following the leader as much as it is about the leader charting the proper course for his or her followers… Read the entire article here: http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1383248-pcb007-june2021/67?
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PD02: PCB Leadership Lessons from History’s Most Ruthless Leaders
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Please join me at my professional development workshop at Apex/IPC 2020 Sunday February 2 from 8:00am to 11:00am. Check out the below course description and follow the above link to register. I look forward to seeing you there!
Overview
Hundreds, if not thousands, of books have been written about the great leaders throughout history that have served as role models for generations of business executives. But what about the lessons that can be learned from the dark side, the names you won’t typically find in the business section of your local book store; history’s rogues, outlaws and femme fatales?
You can call them many things: thugs, barbarians, savages, criminals, etc., but what you most definitely can’t call them is stupid. The cast of characters chosen for this course may be some of history’s most ruthless, but they are also some of the most successful leaders in history, and much can be learned from them.
What You Will Learn
- Sun Tsu on Strategy
- Attila The Hun on Leadership
- Freydis Eiriksdottir on Overcoming Adversity
- Genghis Khan on Power
- Blackbeard the Pirate on Building your Brand
- Catherine the Great on Leading in an Imperfect World
- Napoleon Bonaparte on Planning
- Al Capone on Exploiting Your Niche
- Sonny Barger on Extreme Leadership
- Steve Jobs on Insane Success
Who Would Benefit
Leaders at all organizational levels looking to improve their management skill set and how to get the most out of their teams and workforce.
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