"Our industry is different" is a cop-out for executives in industrial manufacturing firms who lack the courage to lead.
Sounds harsh.
Maybe it is. And it's also reality.
That's the key takeaway in this clip from my recent conversation with Salim Awad, CEO of @spinnernorthamerica . Salim is a combat veteran and an industrial manufacturing leader. He uses LinkedIn and other social media routinely in his work to grow sales and reach new machine tool buyers.
We chatted recently on the floor in his booth at @IMTSTV show, and I asked for his thoughts on how other industrial manufacturing leaders can begin to experiment with LinkedIn and social media.
His advice was simple.
Lead!
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