In the 2013 BlueSteps Executive Job Trends: Industrial & Manufacturing Report, senior-level executives who work in the industrial & manufacturing sector gave their predictions for 2014. These predictions included the top 5 factors that would influence the sector (cost reduction, human resources, automation, energy efficiency and onshoring), company preparedness for the effects of digital transformation, priority skills for executives working in this sector and their top career concerns.
The survey was conducted in October 2013 and includes 206 responses from BlueSteps member executives worldwide in the industrial and manufacturing sector.
A board appointment is not a reward for a distinguished operating career. It is a fiduciary role with collective accountability for strategy, risk, leadership oversight,
A senior leader can be fully committed to a current organization and still need to understand the market. A board change, new ownership, a stalled
