Supply Chain Education: Which Skills Should today’s Leaders Focus On?
A few years ago, supply chain education for leaders focused almost exclusively on technical skills relevant to logistics or procurement functions. Today though, we’ve arrived at an age in which integration is a much bigger deal, meaning supply chain leaders need...
Seeking Professional Help
Sometimes we don’t know that we need expert help and other times we know we need help but don’t know who to ask! This happened for quite some time now… Yes, There’s a lesson in this. As you may know I’m in training for a rather long walk. In fact a walk of over 800...
When Coincidence Meets Determination
Last year, one of my team at Logistics Bureau conducted a few interviews of our senior staff. To my horror they asked me too! This is how it turned out……………. 1. Rob, you grew up on the British island of Jersey, just off the coast from Normandy, France. In 1993...
I Really Loved 59 Things – We Might Do It Again
For those of you that know me, you'll know that I love running live events on Supply Chain and Logistics. I suppose it's the chance to meet new people, but mainly it's about the opportunity to share information and experience that will help others in their careers. I...
What do you do?
Like most of us, I'm often asked what I do. Or what does my business do. It's a really tough question to answer for some reason, so I've resorted to a diagram. I hope it makes sense!
Is Your Supply Chain Best in Class?
Rob O'Byrne explains what Best in Class Supply Chain really means.
Are you a Leader or a Manager
Are you a Leader or a Manager Another great insight from Simon Sinek. Are Supply Chain 'Leaders' rare?
Changing Career Path to Supply Chain
"How do I swap careers into Supply Chain" or "How do I get started on a career in Supply Chain" I get a lot of people asking me this type of question from all over the World. Often they've been working in a specific field for a few years like IT or HR and want...
Do Your Customers Value You?
I've been running my own businesses now for 21 years. And over those 21 years I've been lucky to have formed some great relationships with our customers. many of course have become friends. Many have been customers since day one, even though they may have moved...
The World of Sales is Changing Fast
Hi, my name is Rob and I'm a Salesman! There I said it. And guess what? I enjoy it. Because as a Sales person I get to help people, every day. Sales people have often been regarded as overly pushy, Alpha types that are like a dog with a bone once they get the scent of...
