Category: Talent Development
Surge in Supply Chain Professionals Job Hunting in 2025: What’s Behind the Trend?
Job hunting in 2025 is booming, with SCM Talent Group seeing a 128% spike in resume submissions. What's going on?
Recent Impacts on Global Supply Chain Management
Introduction Today’s supply chain is more impacted by change and disruption than in years past. It could be argued that this is the era of disruption in global supply chain management. Normal has been replaced by rapid transformations in technology, talent, climate, and war. Resilience, agility, and a thorough understanding of the shifting and volatile global landscape are more important now than ever. Instability reigns supreme, requiring a steady hand and an eye to the future. The ability to press forward and understand actions above rhetoric and bluster holds greater value than ever. Holding fast to proven methods and [...]
Supply Chain Management Careers – Overview of Career Options
Supply Chain Management Careers are some of the most expansive and diverse disciplines within the business world as they encompass a broad array of interconnected activities and functions which enable commercial activities, such as procurement, logistics, inventory planning, order fulfillment, and manufacturing. Likewise, the paths of these careers are expansive and diverse, particularly so because supply chain touches almost every industry in almost any type of company, from private to public to government to non-profit. If you’re considering or beginning a career in supply chain management, you may find it a bit overwhelming to gain a comprehensive understanding of [...]
Developing Future Leaders | Best Practices & Challenges
Developing future leaders can be difficult. Learn these best practices for leadership development and how to identify potential leaders.
Podcast: Servant Leadership with SVP of Supply Chain – Steve Szilagyi
Hosts: Mike Ogle and Rodney Apple In This Episode: We speak with Steve Szilagyi, in this captivating podcast we discuss leadership innovations during one of the most volatile talent placement eras we've seen in recent memory. Steve also provides his greatest lessons learned about servant leadership to get the most out of people by developing them and providing clear goals and the tools they need to succeed. Advancing Talent Through Servant Leadership — with Steve Szilagyi Hosts: Mike Ogle and Rodney Apple Guest: Steve Szilagyi, Senior Vice President, Customer Solutions, MSC Industrial Supply Co. [...]
Successful Change Management in Supply Chain is about Process & People
Successful change management and organizational transformation depends largely on procuring buy-in from each level of the organization.
How to Retain Supply Chain Talent – New Challenges & Solutions
We look at the cost of losing employees, the challenges involved, and new solutions on how to retain supply chain talent,
Future of Supply Chain Work: Gig Economy
The future of supply chain work is going to involve the gig economy as a means for employers to build capacity and engage in much needed change management and guided transformations.
Quiet Quitting in Supply Chain: Blind Spots for Leaders
If your employees are "quiet quitting," if might be one of your blind spots as a leader.
Leadership Podcast Series Ep 3: Identifying and Overcoming Your Blind Spots
Chris Gaffney highlights the top ways for leaders to identify their blind spots. He also discusses how oftentimes people do not like to be told what is wrong with themselves.
