Improvise, Adapt and Overcome. He started out as a Marine officer. This included time on the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia. He carried these Marine leadership values into Frito Lay and then Boston Scientific.  Now, Will shares his thoughts on being proactive and excelling in his book “PROACTIVE: Achieving Excellence in Sales and Customer Relations”.  He and his team assist with nearly 5 billion dollars of revenue at Boston Scientific.  We talk about leading across his 5 pillars of responsibility. We also explore values that can be applied at any point in a career.  We also talk about the new normal coming out of the pandemic.  Leaders like Will are inspiring yet humble as you will see when you tune in.  With leaders like this it is no wonder that Boston Scientific is a great place to work and thrive.  It was ranked No. 1 Best Employer in 2019 by Forbes in the Health Care Equipment and Services Industry. 

Now Go Win Your Week!

Most of you know that I am also the host of the MedTech Leaders community. You can learn more about this non-LinkedIn community at medtechleaders.net.  This is where leaders and those aspiring to be leaders get together to help each other with best practices, problems, solutions, ideas and successes.  If you are interested in the MTL community…there is a 30-day free trial. Again, more info at medtechleaders.net.

Will Gray’s LinkedIn link – linkedin.com/in/will-gray-26a55713

Boston Scientific Website link – https://www.bostonscientific.com/en-US/Home.html

Will’s book – PROACTIVE: Achieving Excellence in Sales and Customer Relations

Paperback – https://amzn.to/2P5J8vhKindle – https://amzn.to/3apPDAs

Will recommends the following books:

Left of Bang: How the Mariine Corp’s Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life By Patrick Van Horne and Jason Riley

Paperback – https://amzn.to/3xe1cVeKindle – https://amzn.to/32tOW50

Turning Pro: Tap Your Inner Power and Create Your Life’s Work By Steven Pressfield

Paperback – https://amzn.to/3aukT1vKindle – https://amzn.to/3arD4ow

Outliers: The Story of Success  By Malcolm Gladwell

Paperback – https://amzn.to/3n56kX0Kindle – https://amzn.to/3dAG2sH

How Will You Measure Your Life?  By Clayton M. Christensen 

Paperback – https://amzn.to/3dAIHCyKindle –  https://amzn.to/3v87HqY

Ted Newill’s LinkedIn Profile link

Medical Device Success website link

MedTech Leaders Community link

Link to Ted’s contact page