About this episode

This episode features a discussion on effective leadership amidst ongoing disruptions in the supply chain sector.

In this episode of Supply Chain Now's Never Normal series, Scott W. Luton is joined by regular Supply Chain Now hosts Karin Bursa, CEO of NIRAKIO, Scott DeGroot, Managing Director of the Global Supply Chain Institute at The University of Tennessee, and Jake Barr, CEO of BlueWorld Supply Chain Consulting, for a candid, experience-driven conversation on what it actually takes to lead through continuous disruption.

People in this episode

Host: Scott W. Luton

Guests: Karin Bursa, Scott DeGroot, Jake Barr

Topics covered

• leadership
• disruption
• supply chain
• business strategy
• experience-driven conversation

Keywords

• leadership
• disruption
• supply chain
• business
• experience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NIRAKIO, The University of Tennessee, BlueWorld Supply Chain Consulting

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