THE SUPPLY CHAIN INTERVIEW
“ I don’ t have 48 years of patience left and neither should you”
Sheri Hinish,“ Supply Chain Queen”
Disrupting the 48-year timeline Part of securing these roles is going beyond allyship. Sheri advises readers to conduct a“ sponsorship audit” – meaning leaders should ask themselves the following questions:
• Which high-visibility opportunities did you actively advocate for a woman to lead in the last six months?
• When did you last recommend a woman for a role when she was not in the room?
• What specific action will you take in the next 30 days to sponsor a woman’ s career advancement?
“ If the answers are vague or uncomfortable, that’ s the point,” she says. For the Supply Chain Queen, awareness and intention have had their time. Now, the focus should be on the much more difficult work of accountability.
“ I don’ t have 48 years of patience left,” she says.“ And neither should you.”
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