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September 23, 2025
๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ข ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎโ€”๐—ถ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ. Every leader feels it: โ€ขย The ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ want growth and quick returns. โ€ขย The ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ demands structure, strategy, and solid governance. โ€ขย The ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ need direction, motivation, and a sense of security in a rough market. โ€ขย The ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ expect you to show up, deliver, and earn their trust over time. โ€ขย The ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ want stability, even when youโ€™re pushing hard for better deals. Hereโ€™s the hard truth: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. Every call you make tips the scale. Do you chase the ownersโ€™ short-term wins or back the boardโ€™s long game? Do you keep employees steady or make the tough moves to protect the bottom line? Do you stick to customer promises even if it kills your margin, or take the hit now to keep their trust later? And if youโ€™ve been both CEO and Chairman at the same time, you know how much messier it gets. One hatโ€™s all about action and priorities. The otherโ€™s about oversight and the long haul. Sometimes those two voices inside your head are yelling at each other. People throw around words like โ€œbalanceโ€ and โ€œalignmentโ€ like itโ€™s easy. But real leadership? ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†โ€”๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Hereโ€™s my challenge to leaders out there: ๐—–๐—˜๐—ข, ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ตโ€”๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป? #Leadership #ExecutiveLeadership #CEO #Chairman #Governance #BusinessEthics #DecisionMaking #BoardLeadership #StakeholderManagement #LeadershipChallenges
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Despite it all, I would never trade my roleโ€”as both Owner and CEO. I've burned out, burned again, and still showed up. It's tough in the traditional industries, where surprise growth isn't exactly on the table. But the independence, the ability to make decisions, and watching how it all plays outโ€”that's what keeps me going. It's a long game, a marathon for sure, but one that's deeply interesting in its own way.
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Thanks for sharing it! Richard!
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๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—” ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ In the whirlwind of fast-moving companies, the pursuit of perfection is elusive. The true victory lies in making steady progress. ๐Ÿš€ Having navigated the intense landscapes of electronics, R&D, and growth-stage companies, I know the relentless pressure to have all the answers, sprint at breakneck speed, and deliver flawlessly. But hereโ€™s what leadership has taught me: The best outcomes arenโ€™t birthed from projecting flawlessness. Theyโ€™re forged through honesty, humility, and trust. ๐Ÿ’ก ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ It stifles conversations, conceals the lessons hidden in mistakes, and stalls growth. In a world where technology, people, and strategies converge in constant flux, holding onto perfection is a recipe for disaster. A thought from Roald Kvam recently struck a chord with me: โ€œ๐ผ๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’.โ€ And itโ€™s true. The leaders who make an impact arenโ€™t polished automatons. Theyโ€™re the ones who own their mistakes, learn openly, adapt swiftly, and invite others to contributeโ€”even when the path ahead is murky. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—œ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ - Owning my areas of ignorance. - Celebrating lessons from failures, not just victories. - Creating a safe space for voices to rise and innovations to flourish, especially when pressure mounts. Itโ€™s not always easy, but itโ€™s genuine. And thatโ€™s how cultures of innovation, resilience, and true purpose are born. ๐—ฆ๐—ผ, ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ. ๐—œโ€™๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝโ€”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜. ๐Ÿ”” ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป: How do you embrace imperfection in your leadership journey? #๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ #๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† #๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ #๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ #๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ #๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ #๐—ฃ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† #๐—ฅ&๐—— #๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ž๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—บ #๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
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September 2, 2025
๐Ÿ”Š ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ˆ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซโ€ฆ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐. In the tech world, everyone seems to be racing to be the loudest voice in the room. But I've learned that true influence stems from something quieter: intentional listening. Here's my story: As an introvert in business development, the chaos of networking always felt like a storm. I was never the loudest, rarely the first to speak. At first, I thought that was a weakness. But then I discovered a truth that altered my career trajectory. ๐Ÿ’ก ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ค๐ž๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. When you focus beyond the noise and truly hear someone, you're not just exchanging information, you're building trust. ๐Ÿ” ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ. In high-stakes meetings, it's often what's left unsaid that matters most. By tuning into these nuances, you identify real opportunities. ๐ŸŒŠ ๐ˆ๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ. In design and production, aligning diverse teams starts with understanding each player's perspective. Listening becomes your compass. Listening isn't just a skillโ€”it's a strategic advantage. It's what turns introversion into an asset and transforms assumptions into clarity. Next time you find yourself in a whirlwind of voices, try this: dial down your own noise and truly listen. You might just find it opens doors you never knew existed. ๐Ÿ”— ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง: ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ? ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ! #LeadershipDevelopment #ActiveListening #IntrovertLeadership #CareerGrowth #StrategicCommunication #QuietLeadership #BusinessDevelopment #ListeningSkills #SoftSkillsMatter #AuthenticConnections
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July 17, 2025
๐ŸŒŸ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐€ ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ŸŒŸ (๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘ฆ Roald Kvam ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘“๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›: "๐‘‡๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก - ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘?") In the fast-paced world of electronics, trust often seems like a reward you must earn through time, effort, and unwavering diligence. But hereโ€™s a revelation from ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐“๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง; ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ. ๐Ÿš€ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ: You hand over a project to a rookie team member or partner not because they've proven themselves, but because you believe in their ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ. Why? Because ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ž. ๐Ÿ’ก ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ: โœ… People rise to the occasion, often exceeding expectations. โœ… A culture of ownership and innovation flourishes. โœ… Execution becomes a collective effort, driven by shared goals and mutual respect. โš ๏ธ This isnโ€™t about being reckless. Itโ€™s about ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ to take initiative and make their mark. ๐Ÿ” So, the real question isn't, "๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก?" .....but rather, "๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?" ๐Ÿ’ฌ From my journey, the most profound transformations happen when trust is ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ. Itโ€™s where ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ โ€” for individuals, teams, and entire organizations. ๐ŸŒฑ Letโ€™s plant the seeds of trust today..... ....and watch our industry soar to new heights โœจ #LeadershipMatters #ElectronicsManufacturing #TrustAndLeadership #HighPerformanceTeams #PurposeDrivenWork #InnovationCulture #ManufacturingExcellence #BusinessGrowth #StrategicLeadership #EmpowerYourPeople #TeamDevelopment
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July 18, 2025
๐Ÿ”„ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ Thoughts from the heart of the Nordic-Baltic electronics scene. Here in our region, electronics manufacturing has always stood for precision, smart innovation, and rock-solid reliability. Weโ€™ve nailed down processes that are lean, standardized, and efficient. But hereโ€™s the thing I keep wondering: ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ? With global supply chains flipping overnight, customers expecting more, and the push to be faster and greenerโ€”itโ€™s clear our challenges arenโ€™t just about tech anymore. Theyโ€™re about adapting. From my time working across the Nordics and Baltics, Iโ€™ve seen top-notch systems stumbleโ€”๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜†โ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. So, how do you lead when everythingโ€™s shifting? Maybe it means: โ€ขย Dropping the โ€œweโ€™ve always done it this wayโ€ mindset โ€ขย Making room for teams to learn across departments โ€ขย Letting curiosity run wildโ€”from the shop floor to the boardroom โ€ขย Seeing uncertainty not as a threat, but as a signal to change The teams that thrive arenโ€™t just chasing efficiencyโ€”theyโ€™re building muscle to adapt. That kind of strength calls for leadership that listens more, moves faster, and isnโ€™t scared to shake things up. ๐Ÿ’ก As we race ahead with digitalization, automation, and AI, maybe itโ€™s time to rethink how we guide people through all this change. If youโ€™re in electronics or manufacturing around here, I want to knowโ€”๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚? #๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ #๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด #๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ #๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ #๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ #๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ #๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ #๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ #๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ #๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ #๐—˜๐— ๐—ฆ #๐—ฅ&๐——
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August 7, 2025
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ โ€œ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†โ€ In our world, efficiencyโ€™s treated like some magic fix - faster lines, smoother processes, cheaper costs. On paper, it looks like the surest way to grow. But hereโ€™s the kicker I keep seeing: chasing efficiency too hard can actually backfire, making companies weaker instead of stronger. Iโ€™ve watched it happen in three ways: โ€ขย ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. Strip away every bit of โ€œslack,โ€ and the whole system snaps at the first hiccup - a delayed supplier, a last-minute design change, whatever. โ€ขย ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. Sure, it pads todayโ€™s margins, but it also kills the curiosity and experimentation that spark the big ideas down the road. โ€ขย ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. Picking the โ€œcheapestโ€ supplier might seem smart, but if it shackles your flexibility or causes quality headaches, youโ€™re paying a hidden price. What Iโ€™ve learned? True efficiency isnโ€™t about cutting every corner. Itโ€™s about building room to adapt, create, and grow. Because if efficiency leaves you fragile, itโ€™s not efficiency - itโ€™s a trap. ๐Ÿ” So, whatโ€™s your take - is real efficiency about trimming down, or making smarter choices that pay off later? #๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด #๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ #๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† #๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ #๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜๐—ต #๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
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October 1, 2025