Seasoned Leadership in Action™! An Interview with John Heffernan, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ModusLink!

John Heffernan
John Heffernan, CSCO at ModusLink

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer.  This interview is with John Heffernan, Chief Supply Chain Officer at ModusLink.

I met John on my first day at ModusLink.  He was presenting to the Board of Directors.  John was one of the Global Operations Executives for the company.   He had complete command of his facts, situation, direction and strategy.   He was so knowledgable that his expertise and experience came shining through in everything that he said.

As John and I continued to work together we knew that we needed to make serious, game changing improvements around the world.  John and I continued to positively challenge and build on each other’s ideas and thinking.  This culminated in the deployment of a phenomenal program and the achievement of world class, industry leading results.  We raised each other’s game to the benefit of all!

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Carsten Krause!

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series.

This interview is with Carsten Krause, CDO and Co-Founder of The CDO Times, a website dedicated to deliver actionable insights to our readers, explore current and future trends that are extremely relevant to leaders and organizations undertaking digital transformation efforts.

Carsten works as a CIO & CISO Executive, enabling companies to leverage technology for a competitive edge.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interview Excerpts: Lessons Learned by Global Leaders

Unchaining Change Leadership

Our fundamental objective at Supply Chain Game Changer is to share experiences and expertise and lessons learned. As such we have focussed on curating a wide range of content and resources that will have relevance to anyone at anytime no matter what their needs may be.

We began our Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interview series in support of our objective to share experiences and expertise. And hearing from Industry leaders in this interview format has proven to be incredibly popular. People want to hear about the experiences of others and lessons learned from those who have been successful in their fields.

With many of these Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interviews now published we thought it would be valuable to extract excerpts from these interviews along themes, starting with lessons learned.

As such we are presenting our first compilation of excerpts from these interviews which is focussed on Lessons Learned by these leaders throughout their careers.

Enjoy and look for nuggets of wisdom in these lessons learned.

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4 Things Freshers Must Consider During Job Hunts!

If you’re fresh out of school or university and you’re hunting for jobs in Australia, you might be worried. 

As of May 2024, the job vacancies in Australia have decreased by 2.7% from the previous quarter. However, that doesn’t mean you won’t get a job of your preference! 

In Australia, there’s a perfect job for every fresher, irrespective of your degree. But if you want to bag your dream job during job hunts, you have to consider some key tips and tricks. Want to know what they are? Keep reading!

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – Our 2019 All Star Leaders!

Our second year of publishing interviews with our 2019 All Star Leaders has proven to be more exciting than ever before.

The interviews are generally amongst our highest viewed articles. This further underscores the fundamental objective of Supply Chain Game Changer which is to share experiences and expertise from professionals around the world.

People want to hear from others and learn the leadership lessons they can share. They want to hear about experiences and get advice and guidance.

We are honoured to present, in order of publication, our compilation of Seasoned Leadership In Action™ interviews from 2019!

Please take the time to view them all. There is value to be learned from every single leader!

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with La Chang, CEO at TGL!

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series. This interview is with La Chang, CEO at Think Global Logistics (TGL), an international freight forwarding company.

Since the inception of Supply Chain Game Changer our mission has been to share experiences and expertise for the benefit of everyone. One of the supporters of Supply Chain Game Changer has been La Chang and his team at TGL.

Here is our interview with one of our great colleagues at Think Global Logistics, La Chang, Chief Executive Officer.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher!

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series.

This interview is with Wolfgang Lehmacher, Board Member, Advisor, Author and Business Leader! Wolfgang has worked at TNT, GeoPost Intercontinental, CVA, and the World Economic Forum along with having many other industry leading affiliations.

Here is our interview with a global industry leader, Wolfgang Lehmacher!

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3 Interview Types a Manager Should Be Ready For!

Every manager would be expected to know how to carry out a traditional job interview for a new position. However, in every company, a manager should also feel confident to know that there are different interview types and how to carry out interviews for other purposes.

The person in charge should know what an exit interview is, what an investigative interview or inquiry is about, and how the style of delivery should differ with each.

Therefore, this is what you need to know for different interview types. 

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It’s a Candidate’s Market in Supply Chain!

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, hiring slowed to a crawl. Companies were forced to adapt to a radically different working environment on the fly – changing to remote work, navigating a host of supply chain disruptions, working to secure PPE for front-line workers, among many other immense challenges. Hiring took a bit of a back seat, understandably in this Candidate’s market.

When you have many daily fires to fight, it’s hard to prioritize new hires – especially when the business climate and consumer demand were all of a sudden so unpredictable. Rather than bring on new Supply Chain staff to deal with these immense tasks, many companies paused all hiring, and some seconded employees from other functions to deal with the immense workload.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Fiona Lowbridge, VP at ALOM!

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This interview is with Fiona Lowbridge, Vice President of Client Success at ALOM.

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Benefits of Using Job Scraping Tools for Recruiters and Applicants!

Skyquestt.com reports that the world’s online recruitment industry was worth about $29.3 bln in 2021 and is predicted to reach $31.17 billion by 2030. Because of the active development of the mentioned field, recruiters globally increasingly actively seek effective tools to improve their own efficiency and the recruiting process, as well as find the most attractive vacancies.

Ordinary job seekers face similar issues, though. Statista says that over 205 million officially unemployed people were worldwide in 2022. And each applicant tries to do their best to get a well-paid position.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Tony Giovaniello, President of Shasta EDC

Tony Giovaniello, President Shasta EDC

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series. This interview is with Tony Giovaniello, President of the Shasta EDC (Economic Development Corporation).

I first met Tony at Celestica.  We worked together in the Solutions Development organization, responsible for designing creative, winning proposals for customers, old and new.

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Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Stephany Lapierre, CEO at tealbook!

At Supply Chain Game Changer we believe in sharing experiences and expertise from people in every industry and from across the globe.  As such we have introduced our “Seasoned Leadership in Action™” Interview series at Supply Chain Game Changer. This interview is with Stephany Lapierre, Founder and CEO at tealbook.

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Our 2022 All Star Seasoned Leadership in Action™ Interviews!

2022 has been a year of dramatic dynamics and events, some unforeseen and others unexpected.

On one hand we are on the tail end of the Coronavirus pandemic (but still not out of the woods) however the Supply Chain disruptions caused by the pandemic continue with more and different products being affected for the foreseeable future.

The war in Ukraine, inflationary price pressures, and continued political instability continue to impact our daily lives.

Yet we believe we are entering a period of Supply Chain Renaissance. A Moment of Truth for Supply Chain leaders to decide to either progress and forge the future or relapse into the old ways of doing things.

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Preparing Business for the Digital Supply Chain! Oracle Interviews Mike Mortson!

Mike Mortson was recently interviewed by Oracle as a part of the Oracle Global Supply Chain Influencer program. This article was posted on the Oracle Supply Chain Management blog.

Supply chain professionals are hiking their spending on supply chain innovation—substantially. Ninety-five percent said they plan to spend more this year than last, and 60 percent will spend more than $1 million over the next two years on disruptive technologies such as robotics, automation, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT). 

As digital transformation confronts supply chain leaders, Oracle caught up with Mike Mortson of Supply Chain Game Changer to discuss the current state of the supply chain technology landscape—including how the easiest path forward, in many cases, may involve embracing a supply chain-as-a-service model to benefit from cutting-edge technologies and first-rate digital supply chain management skill sets.

Here is the Oracle interview with Mike Mortson.

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