Supply Chain Leadership Transition

Develop a well-engineered plan for a successful CSCO transition.

Transitioning into a new leadership role can be one of the most stressful, yet rewarding, career milestones. Having a new leader in the business is also a disruptive event for an organization and its people.

New chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) will benefit from a thoughtful, well-engineered transition plan. Such a transition provides a window of opportunity for raising the profile of supply chain as a strategic business partner and advancing its role in improving business innovation and outcomes.

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Leadership derailment leads to increased cost and decreased trust

Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) taking on new roles expect to succeed. They have climbed the rungs to leadership positions and been vetted, tested and proven over their careers. Yet even high-achieving supply chain leaders can find that their previously successful strategies and tactics cannot be perfectly retrofitted to their new roles. If new CSCOs are unprepared or unable to adapt to their new environment, they may be faced with a “derailment.”

57% of leaders are rated by their line managers as highly likely to derail, which translated into a 27% actual derailment.

Bar graph displaying the contextual drivers for leadership derailment by percentage with 10.6% being unprofitable business units.

CSCOs in transition should prepare, connect, assess and act

Transitioning into a new leadership role can be one of the most stressful, yet rewarding, career milestones for an individual. Having a new leader in the business is also a disruptive event for an organization and its people. Getting transitions right is critical. A well-engineered transition process accelerates success and creates more value for the organization.

Leadership transition insights you can use

Gartner’s future of work insights, advice, data and tools help supply chains move beyond the hype of predictions and provide CSCOs with the framework to have a successful transition.

The executive transition: How to ensure success

In this complimentary webinar, Gartner introduces a new body of research that helps executives reduce the likelihood of disruptive transitions by using transition fundamentals and frameworks that increase individual success.

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How to successfully transition into the CSCO role

How can new chief supply chain officers navigate a new role and deliver? Successful CSCOs follow four steps to embrace the role and build standing in their organizations.

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How to implement successful change initiatives in your supply chain

Chief supply chain officers should follow three steps, including challenging the status quo, to drive change management initiatives in supply chain.

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The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2020

Discover how the world’s leading supply chains deal with upheaval during this unprecedented period of disruption. This complimentary webinar unveils the 16th annual Gartner Global Supply Chain Top 25.

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Discover supply chain best practices from your peers

During this on-demand panel discussion, you’ll hear from supply chain leaders on how they are continuing to lead during times of disruption.

Watch “Panel Discussion: Lead Through Times of Disruption in Supply Chain” to hear:

Real-life examples of how companies leveraged Gartner insights and tools to navigate disruption
Supply chain innovation and agility during times of disruption
How to address your most pressing supply chain challenges

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