MEL #022 | From Following the Rules to Redefining Them through Principled Leadership with Sharon Goh

In this episode, I speak with Sharon Goh, Senior Director, Supply Chain Execution at Spinnaker SCA, a consultancy that builds agile supply chains to meet the demands of a complex, ever-changing world.Sharon's path to engineering was guided by curiosity and serendipity—from wanting to be a journalist to choosing mechanical engineering to avoid programming. She built a successful career in supply chain, robotics, and product management, taking bold pivots, including working in South Korea and leading robotics teams at Amazon.In our leadership segment, Sharon talks about how she effectively challenges organizational norms. Faced with rigid hiring constraints, Sharon defied traditional HR protocols to hire high-performing, non-degreed technical workers. By listening to her operational peers and backing her decisions with data, she created a new hiring model that delivered results and is still used today.Sharon encourages engineers to embrace experimentation, take career risks, and lean into their uniqueness. She champions building meaningful networks and stresses the importance of showing up authentically, even in environments that may expect conformity.Takeaways, transcripts, and more in the show notes: https://drangeliqueadams.com/insights/ .