# EMS@C-LEVEL Season #1 Episode #4 with Audrey McGuckin, Leadership Guru

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2020-09-02
- Length: 25m
- Episode: 4
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru

## Summary

Audrey McGuckin, founder of Audrey McGuckin Leadership Solutions and former executive at Jabil, discusses leadership development within the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry. She explains how strong leadership impacts investor confidence and OEM relationships, citing specific metrics like diversity increases and revenue growth. McGuckin identifies empathy, agility, and innovation as critical leadership qualities that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, contrasting them with traditional engineering-focused traits. She outlines her methodology for scaling leadership transformation from the CEO down to shop-floor managers, emphasizing the need for top-down cultural change and data-driven feedback loops.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru#t=7) Introduction: Audrey McGuckin and Her Background
- [4:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru#t=267) The Business Case for Leadership in EMS
- [7:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru#t=439) Measuring Leadership Impact with KPIs
- [11:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru#t=691) Leadership Qualities During the Pandemic
- [19:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru#t=1183) Developing Leaders: The McGuckin Method
- [22:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2020-09-02-ems-c-level-season-1-episode-4-with-audrey-mcguckin-leadership-guru#t=1375) Scaling Leadership Culture from the Top Down

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Audrey McGuckin Leadership Solutions (company)
- Jabil (company)
- Deloitte (company)
- Predictive Index (tool)

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