Even successful, experienced leaders need a network of business relationships to increase their impact and move their leadership forward. That is the focus of AWESOME’s third regional event in Atlanta on November 29 – a small-group event sponsored by Clarkston Consulting.

The five 2018 AWESOME Scholars give their perspectives on attending CSCMP EDGE. They all advise future Scholars to attend a diverse range of sessions, to not be intimidated by meeting top supply chain professionals, and to connect, connect, connect.

Women in supply chain are ready to take action to increase the number of women in top leader roles, advance their own career, improve the pipeline of women in supply chain roles/careers, and engage men as advocates for change. Here are 16 steps individuals can take instead of waiting for others to make a move.

Read how just-in-time drone delivery is bringing critical medicine and supplies to remote areas in Africa… Publications highlight steps in the AWESOME Action Agenda…An article in the Wall Street Journal features the new McKinsey / LeanIn.org “Women in the Workplace” study showing the link between sexual harassment and gender inequality

Many leading women in supply chain credit advanced study for boosting their career. Tell a high-potential woman you know about this AWESOME opportunity to earn a master’s degree in supply chain management from MIT. Round 1 deadline is November 15; final deadline, January 1, 2019.

AWESOME Advisors spent a productive two days in Chicago talking about AWESOME’s impact on women in supply chain and priorities for the future. Take a moment to meet the Advisors.