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APICS District Meeting: Leadership in Difficult Times

APICS District Meeting: Leadership in Difficult Times. Alan D. Landry. Advancing Productivity, Innovation and Competitive Success. Difficult Times?. Change in Army Strategy In Afghanistan. Bank Failures. Cultural/Socioeconomic Fault Lines. NK Rocket Launches. Thai Protests. Global

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APICS District Meeting: Leadership in Difficult Times

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  1. APICS District Meeting:Leadership in Difficult Times Alan D. Landry Advancing Productivity, Innovation and Competitive Success

  2. Difficult Times? Change in Army Strategy In Afghanistan Bank Failures Cultural/Socioeconomic Fault Lines NK Rocket Launches Thai Protests Global Demographics Technological Advances Somali Pirates H1N1 Flu Global Economic Crisis Environmental Crisis Pakistan Instability Chrysler/GM Bankruptcy Regional Instability Political Climate Mexican Drug Wars Iranian Nuclear Capability Change of Mission In Iraq The Only Constant Today is Change

  3. APICS Core Values Mission Assurance • Trust • Make Data-Driven Decisions • Focus on Innovation • Demonstrate Teamwork • Personally Meaningful • Focus on Customer Satisfaction • Accountability Leadership Resources….Processes….Values

  4. Why is Leadership Important? • “Surviving” in the current environment • Taking care of our people and our customers • Innovating our future • Remaining competitive • Addressing our strategic challenges

  5. Heroic (Extraordinary) Leadership

  6. Ordinary Leadership • Basic accountability • Difficult conversations • Enforcing standards • Building team • Making the time for what matters most • Doing the right thing (for the right reason) • Creating “win-win” situations • Running to the “sound of the gun fire” • Setting an example that inspires and motivates Leadership is not about what we do when things are going well…

  7. Uncommon Tools for Common Leadership • Courage to stand up and do the right thing regardless of consequences • Ability to inspire in the face of challenge • Strength to make the hard calls • Wisdom to see the goodness in everyone (“Gifts Differing”) • Drive to step out of your comfort zone and demand the same in others • Respect for what it is that you do not know • Grace to underwrite honest mistakes in yourself and others • Understanding that tactical actions can cause strategic effects Mission Assurance for Leadership

  8. Why This Matters…

  9. An Update…and more Uncommon Leadership They Deserve The Finest Mission Assurance We Can Provide

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