In a matter of 7 days, we have lost to technological giants - Steve Jobs of Apple and Robert Galvin of Motorola. One with much press and another hardly mentioned but without the vision of both of these men no telling where we would be....don't believe me click the links and read about them.
Bob Galvin while leading Motorola lead the way for them to invent the first radios used by the military, the equipment NASA used to communicate to astronauts, the first celllular telephone system and phones (just to mention a few) that we all depend each day. Without Bob Galvin's leadership at Motorola years ahead of Steve Jobs no telling what Steve would have been able to create. Steve Jobs was pretty successful in his own right by creating everything starting and "i" in front of it that you and I have to have. I don't have an iphone but I do have an ipod and I bet you would be hard pressed to find someone that doesn't have something Apple or Motorola in their house. Both pioneers in their field and great leaders at different times.
Bob Galvin is the reason businesses like mine today are around and how Motorola has and still is able to set itself apart from it's competition because of his creation of a quality standard int the 80s that challenged America's companies to meet/exceed their overseas competitors. It was called Six Sigma. He also realized early on at Motorola that he needed a nationwide group of independent service centers to provide the service and support to Motorola's customers after the sale. The combination of local high quality service and the best products put Motorola on track to beat their competition, be the leader the communications industry and is something that continues today because of Mr. Galvin's leadership and vision.
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Galvin at a friend's 50th business anniversary which he made a point of attending even after retiring. He understood the invaluable benefit of the service shops and there contribution to the overall success of Motorola.
Rest in Peace
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