Today, I’m joined by Paul McEnroe, the man who led The Team that Invented the Barcode. Paul is an award-winning engineer who developed multiple state-of-the-art technologies during his long career, including more than two decades in leadership positions at IBM.
Paul is best known for his primary role in developing the Universal Product Code (UPC), the barcode used on every product in supermarkets and the retail industry, and the scanners that read them. His brand new book is called The Barcode: How a Team Created One of the World’s Most Ubiquitous Technologies. It tells the tale of the Team that Invented the Barcode.
Jon is a business leader, author, podcaster, and speaker. He is co-founder, president and CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a manufacturer of critical infrastructure products for electric utilities.
He served as a U.S. naval officer on nuclear submarines and has close to 30 years leading industrial businesses in North America. The most important lesson he’s learned during these years is that leadership matters. He knows that strong leadership can make a significant difference in the performance of any organization.
He shares his thoughts and insights on business and leadership with a singular mission: to build a world with better bosses. His hope is that his books inspire you to look at leadership in a new light.
