Diversity Alone Will Not Fix Your Bench

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Diversity Alone Will Not Fix Your Bench

Oct 1, 2026 · 47m 53s

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Everyone talks about getting more women into supply chain. Almost nobody talks about what happens once they're in the room and the diversity has to also be the most qualified...

Everyone talks about getting more women into supply chain. Almost nobody talks about what happens once they're in the room and the diversity has to also be the most qualified team on the project.That's the harder conversation, and it's the one three Miebach colleagues are willing to have. In this episode, Ellen Wood is joined by Sisi Ren, Diana Bocsanczy, and Christina Schuehle, recently honored with the 2026 Women in Supply Chain Award as a Rising Star, a Trailblazer, and a DE&I Pioneer. They talk about what it actually takes to be heard in a room that's still mostly men, why confidence gets built through preparation long before anyone hands it to you, and why a diverse team that isn't also a skilled team doesn't help the client or anyone else.In this episode:

Why over-preparing for a client meeting is where real confidence comes from, not a personality trait
Why treating diversity as a representation metric backfires, and what "qualified and diverse" actually requires
What a "safety net" is and how mentors and managers build one for the people coming up behind them
Why the real marker of progress is a room where nobody is counting who's in it anymore

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