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\"iStock_000063174529_Full\"<\/a>When was the last time that you stopped to think about the journey that brought you into the supply chain? I speak to students frequently, and I end up explaining my journey pretty much the same way each time. Instead of telling the real story, I just list the sequence of jobs that I\u2019ve had. Who cares? The important information is not the jobs \u2026 it\u2019s why I took those jobs in the first place and why I left them when I did. What was it about those jobs that got me from point A to point B to being a supply chain professional?<\/p>\n

Looking back on it now, in every case, the answer is \u201cmentoring.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been blessed with great mentors who have played a vital role in influencing my career and my life choices. There have been times when mentors guided me toward opportunities and challenges that I would not have thought to tackle on my own. In other cases, they saved me from big mistakes. And, of course, there have been plenty of times when I ignored their advice, did it my own way and paid the price for it. But even in those cases, I learned more from my mistakes, and learned it faster, because of my mentors.<\/p>\n

Now that I\u2019m at a point in my career where people are asking me for guidance, I take my mentoring responsibility seriously. It is not about \u201cpaying it forward;\u201d rather, I am repaying the debt that I owe to the folks who invested their time and energy in me.<\/p>\n

By Daniel Stanton<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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