As an editor, there are many times I have to keep things under wraps. Announcements I receive are embargoed; news I hear is told to me “off the record”. There are times I feel a little bit in the know; to be honest, it’s more than a little bit fun. But because the OSP™ brand’s mission is about education instead of news, I have to keep most things to myself.
Not this little nugget of an announcement! I can’t tell you how excited I am to announce seven incredible executives who will share their perspectives with OSP™ in the June, August, and October issues. These people are true leaders who know how to inspire change and innovation and they are working with OSP™ to express their opinions about things that matter to our segment of the telecom industry.
What’s better is I can even share their names BEFORE their special issue comes out! (Remember, I don’t get to do that journalistic scoop thing very often, so I’m feeling quite full of myself right now. Indulge me, if you will, please). Introducing OSP™’s 2008 Thought Leaders: 

• Randy Tomlin, SVP, U-verse Field Operations, AT&T
• Tim Parker, President, Byers Engineering Division, Byers Engineering
• Manish Bhandari, Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Emerson Network Power’sEnergy Systems business
• Etienne Gagnon, Vice President, Product Management and Marketing, EXFO
  Tammy Snyder, Network Operations Center Supervisor, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
• John Rose, President, OPASTCO
• Dennis Krutsinger, Vice President and General Manager, Communications Markets Division, 3M

Okay, there’s only one piece of bad news here. I can’t say much more for another month. Instead, I’m going to share some killer leadership quotes I found as I was working on the content and questions I hope to ask them over the next few months.
 
Check out these quotes. Dog-gone if I feel the inspiration already!

"Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."
George S. Patton
 
"The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it."
Elaine Agather
 
"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet."
Theodore M. Hesburgh
 
Source: www.famous-quotes-and-quotations.com/leadership-quotes.html

Questions? Comments? Contact Sharon via her email: sharon@ospmag.com