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LEADERSHIP FOR NEXT GENERATION SUPPLY CHAIN

Leadership for Next Generation Supply Chains

Leadership is all about people aiming to create direction, alignment and commitment within a team. Being an effective supply chain leader is becoming increasingly challenging because a company’s supply chain has to operate in two ways simultaneously to be effective.  We call this the "Bi-Modal Supply Chain".

Mode 1
  • Focus on predictability and how you manage this
  • Being lean
  • Efficiency and cost reduction
  • Focusing on risk mitigation and prevention
Mode 2
  • Focus on exploration
  • Being agile
  • Focus on speed
  • Strategies for solving the unexpected or adapting to new technologies.

Organisations need to learn to manage both modes simultaneously” but that also requires leaders to lead differently.

But what leadership styles fit the different modes? 

In broad terms there are three styles:
  1. Command and Control - works best in a defined hierarchy but works poorly for complex organisations where innovation is important.
  2. Consensus - works best in small teams but works poorly when speed is important.
  3. Collaborative leadership - works well for diverse groups and cross company work when innovation and creativity is important.

So adapt your leadership style for the Supply Chain mode you require to give appropriate direction, alignment and commitment.
Originally published on Cranfield Executive Development Blog
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  • About
  • Thought Leadership
  • Executive Development
    • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Course
  • Media
  • Working with Richard
  • Blog
    • Supply Chain 4.0 >
      • Supply Chain 4.0 – The Digital Era
      • Supply Chain 4.0 integration
    • COVID-19 >
      • Covid19 Supply Chain Preparation
      • Post Covid19
      • Covid19 Supply Chain Interactions
      • Logistics winning the Covid19 vaccine war
    • Supply Chain Leadership >
      • Leadership for Next Generation Supply Chains
      • Strategic Supply Chain Success
      • Supply Chain Shared Leadership
      • Supply Chain Leaders "to-do" list
    • Risk & Resilience >
      • Building a resilient & risk free supply chain
      • The Sources of Supply Chain Risk
    • Supply Chain "Cost to Serve" and Finance
    • Time based decision making in the supply chain
    • Brexit Supply Chain call to action
    • Supply Chain Models of Zara & Uniqlo
    • Zero carbon supply chains
    • The future of home delivery: The Parcel Conundrum
  • Contact