“ Not‘ be allies,’” she says.“ Redistribute. That means giving up a board seat, advocating for a woman to lead the next billion-dollar transformation and holding yourself accountable when your leadership team doesn’ t reflect its workforce, the communities it serves, or the supply chains that keep your business operational.”
Rewriting the leadership playbook For Sheri, the conversation about future-ready leadership begins with a concept she has developed herself: AQ, the agility quotient.
“ We’ ve spent decades rewarding IQ and technical mastery in supply chain leadership,” she explains.“ We’ ve more recently acknowledged EQ or core skills, because there’ s nothing soft about them, as important. But what the next decade actually demands is the ability to operate with grace in ambiguity.”
Geopolitical fragmentation is redrawing trade routes. AI is transforming every function. Climate events are disrupting operations with escalating frequency. The leaders who will thrive, she argues, are not those with the best 2022 playbook but those who can write a new one in real time.
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