Disruption No More: DHL’s Supply Chain VP on Future-Proofing Your Business

Guest: Mike McLellan

Season: 9   Episode: 15

Supply chain disruptions: they’ve been at the top of the list for leaders’ anxiety in nearly every sector for years. Will it ever get better?

Yes – if you’ve learned lessons from COVID and other supply chain disrupters. That’s the advice Mike McLellan has for leaders. A vice president of operations for DHL Supply Chain, Mike discusses the innovations DHL and others are implementing: from rapid responses to exoskeletons for warehouse workers. If your organization relies on supplies – and few organizations don’t – this is a must-listen episode!

Here’s what Mike and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

1. How COVID-19 exposed weaknesses that had been brewing in the supply chain for years;
2. Why having a single-source supplier looks great on the balance sheet, but is quite costly in reality; and
3. The critical role of resilience for companies’ future survival.

Other episodes you’ll enjoy:

• Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption with Greg Moran
• Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy with Christoph Hinske
• Are You Disrupting, or Being Disrupted? with Mark Kvamme