Default leader

Research performed by Catalyst," a nonprofit research and advisory organization specializing in issues related to women and business, shows that men and women exhibit similar leadership styles, but that men do not face the persistent gender stereotyping that women business leaders ftequendy face. Men are still viewed as default leaders and women as atypical leaders, with the perception that women violate accepted norms of leadership, no matter what their leadership behavior. 

WhatWeDo/History/default.htm. Updated June 3, 2009. The FDA gives a brief (and generally positive) overview of its history. Links listed on this webpage cover origins, important milestones, and leaders and deputies. Other links include some oral histories of the FDA and research tools. Although a bit superficial, the material outlines the development of the FDA. 

Most companies understand that supply chains have complex processes. They also know all too well that the underlying processes are growing more complex. They live it every day. However, what most companies fail to realize is that supply chains are complex systems with finite trade-offs. These choices happen up and down the supply chain. Leaders make them consciously while laggards make them by default. They are both horizontal (cross-functional) and vertical (within a function). They are also intra-enterprise (within the company) and inter-enterprise (external to the company within a trading network). 

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