The Bending Steel Podcast: Conversations with Leaders Shaping the Future with Dr. Antonio Oftelie

The Bending Steel Podcast: Conversations with Leaders Shaping the Future with Dr. Antonio Oftelie
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This podcast looks at breakthrough ideas and innovations, and gets in the trenches with real life leaders to show how they think about and move forward innovation and change. These leaders and organizations are breaking from hardened ways of working and, as like bending steel, transforming their approaches to deliver breakthrough outcomes and value.
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Focuses on innovative leadership, organizational transformation, and public safety initiatives, with episodes exploring case studies like supply chain overhauls at Stanley Black & Decker and public safety reforms in Albuquerque, highlighting unique approaches to driving change.

This podcast looks at breakthrough ideas and innovations, and gets in the trenches with real life leaders to show how they think about and move forward innovation and change. These leaders and organizations are breaking from hardened ways of working and, as like bending steel, transforming their approaches to deliver breakthrough outcomes and value.
Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from promise to practice — no longer just a potential tool, but a true partner in how organizations operate. Supply chains, once considered back-office cost centers, are now at the forefront of strategy, resilience, and growth. Together, AI and supply chain reinvention are reshaping how companies adapt to disruption, make smarter investments, and prepare talent for the future.
On this episode, Patty Riedl, Managing Director – North America Supply Chain and Operations Lead at Accenture, shares her perspective from the front lines of this transformation. She explores how AI can function as a teammate to human leaders, what it means to build adaptive and autonomous supply chains, and the skills leaders need to thrive in this new landscape. From preparing the next generation of supply chain talent to reimagining boardroom conversations, Patty offers both a vision of what’s coming and practical insights leaders can act on today.

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