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Informationen zum Autor Joseph L. Walden (Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired) has more than thirty years of leadership and supply chain experience as a practitioner (the Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s 2004 Supply Chain Practitioner of the Year; 2003 Top 20 Logistics Executives in America), as a consultant, and as an educator at the undergraduate and graduate levels. His experience includes designing and operating the multi-million square foot distribution center in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and consulting for FORTUNE 500 companies as well as the Department of Defense. Walden has written numerous articles for national and international lifting magazines and for national and international supply chain magazines. Walden retired from the U.S. Army as a Colonel and now serves as the Executive Director for the Supply Chain Leadership Institute and the Midwest Leadership and Coaching Center. He is the Director of Education for the Warehousing Education and Research Council and an APICS Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management. He serves as an assistant professor of operations management and logistics for Webster University and a supply chain lecturer for the University of Kansas. Klappentext Applying his 30 years of supply chain experience and exemplary leadership! Joe Walden invites supply chain managers to step up and become supply chain leaders in pursuit of new levels of excellence. In addition to providing a roadmap to leadership for supply chain professionals! the book fills a gap in most university curriculums by serving as a practical manual on leadership. The book details those qualities that can serve as benchmarks for measuring leadership success. It also provides a historical look at leadership in supply chain management complemented by original interviews with leaders in industry and government across three continents. Zusammenfassung Presenting a roadmap to leadership for supply chain professionals, this book details the qualities considered benchmarks for measuring leadership success. It provides a historical look at leadership in supply chain management complemented by interviews with leaders in industry and government across three continents. Inhaltsverzeichnis Setting the Foundation. What Is Leadership, and How Does It Differ from Management? Sun Tzu on Leadership. Six Sigma Leadership. LEADERSHIP©: The Attributes of Leadership. L1: Loyalty. E+1: Ethics and Honesty. A3: Attitude, Aptitude, Accountability. D5: Determination, Dedication, Discipline, Devotion, Decisiveness. E4: Equality, Example, Expectations, Enthusiasm. R3: Respect, Responsibility, Reliability. S2: Self-Development/Employee Development, Serving Leadership. H5: Humor, Happiness, Health, Humility, Heart. I3: Integrity, Inspiration — Supply Chain Intelligence and Supply Chain Leadership Integrity. P4: Professional Pride, Planning, Passion, People. Applications. Coaching, Teaching, Mentoring. Benchmarking Leadership and Leadership Metrics. Conclusions and Final Thoughts. Appendix 1. Index . ...
