Value Driver: Experienced leaders through their operational experience and expertise, credibility and informal/formal networks have to hold people accountable to achieve their targets. Leverage young leaders’ analytical framework, problem solving skills, set right metrics that drives right behavior and their innate experience to separate uncontrollable from controllable variances to extract full value of change process.

Attribute: Leading by example, setting high standards for personal and professional development, holding people accountable, setting right metrics, showing how to derive value out of the organization provides a learning lab.

About the author: Shekar Natarajan is North American Director of Supply Planning for Anheuser Busch. He was formerly the Director of Supply Chain for the Pepsi Beverages Co. He was recognized this year as Supply & Demand Chain Executives 2011 Next Generation Thought Leader for the Supply Chain.