In our recent Lead & Succeed Workshop with Meri Stevens, Worldwide Vice President Supply Chain – Consumer Health & Deliver at Johnson & Johnson, we discussed how to leverage what we learned in the pandemic to create more agile, resilient, and successful teams. To kick off the workshop, … Continue reading
At the recent AWESOME Scholar CONNECT! event, our 2021 AWESOME Excellence in Education Scholars met with the 2021 Friends of AWESOME Scholarships and AWESOME Advisors Fran Tucker, Nancy Nix, and Maria Nieradka to share their insights and knowledge with industry leaders. Continue reading
There’s no one better-positioned to talk about the challenges of 2020 than Kathy Wengel, the Vice President and Chief Global Supply Chain Officer at Johnson & Johnson. In her AWESOME Out-In-Front Talk, Kathy spoke about how J&J is building a resilient, and flexible supply chain ecosystem that’s committed to digital transformation. Continue reading
At the recent LIGHTNING Round, AWESOME leaders talked about steps their companies are taking – and, in some cases, planning to take – to improve sustainability. Which steps are feasible and have the potential to have the greatest impact vary by industry and type of business. Continue reading
At the recent AWESOME Scholar 𝘊𝘖𝘕𝘕𝘌𝘊𝘛! gathering, AWESOME Excellence in Education Scholars from 2019-2021 and AWESOME/MIT Advancing Women through Education (AWE) Fellows took advantage of the opportunity to ask questions of two successful supply chain pros. Continue reading
At the September 17th AWESOME LIGHTNING Round, leaders talked about what they’ve learned over the past year-and-a-half and how they’re moving forward with their teams. One of the participants said, “Let’s be honest…it’s a struggle.” Some of their team members are facing burn-out, leaders are trying to accommodate diverse concerns and situations while keeping their supply chain up and running,… Continue reading
For the first time since 2014, when the AWESOME Legendary Leadership (ALL) Award was created, the award presentation will take place at an ALL Award Luncheon, which will be held on October 7 from 11:30 to 2:30 pm at the University Club of Chicago. The 2021 honorees areLillian Dukes Lillian Dukes, SVP Technical Operations, Atlas Air Worldwide, and Jamie Rhee, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Aviation. Continue reading
Storytelling has become an important leadership skill for many business situations. AWESOME presented a Transformative Panel on “Using Stories to Drive Change, Engage Your Team and Succeed” to help leaders develop, improve, and apply their storytelling abilities.
The discussion led by Irene Birbeck, a partner with Clarkston Consulting who, in addition to specializing in the implementation and optimization of complex,… Continue reading
By Jessica Larson, SolopreneurJournal.com
There’s no question the pandemic has taken an outsize toll on working women. As of February, while 1.8 million men ages 20 and older had left the labor force since the beginning of the pandemic, 2.3 million women had done the same.… Continue reading
Michelle Livingstone, who served as Vice President for Transportation for The Home Depot for more than 13 years, has announced she’s leaving that position and moving into a new phase she calls “rewirement.” In her VP role, Michelle and her team were responsible for the movement of shipments into and within The Home Depot‘s multi-channel supply chain,… Continue reading
