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“You have hardworking men and women that come to work every day looking to make a contribution, but unless someone takes the time to break and distill down the magic words of the output of corporate objectives into actionable sound bites, it doesn’t connect. It never connects. So the first Leadership Attribute is clearly communicating Compelling Business Need.”

-Jake Barr, CEO, Blue World Supply Chain Consulting

 

In the replay of this first TEKTOK live stream, Karin Bursa and Scott Luton welcome Jake Barr, CEO of Blue World Consulting as they tackle the topic of 5 Leadership Attributes to Drive Supply Chain Success including:
1) Transparency around Compelling Business Need (CBN) driving the need for change
2) “Outside In” Thinking to look at our business as our customers would see us and look at other industries for inspiration
3) Be willing to Experiment, Learn and Fail in the transformation effort
4) Ability to Define Agility and what it means to your business.
5) Recognition of Culture and Reward Metrics and how they impact desired outcomes

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