Talent has always mattered in retail, but today it matters more than ever and in more ways than ever. Credit the blistering pace of change that has accelerated throughout the world of grocery to the point where words such as “innovation,” “disruption” and “transformation” are now a familiar part of the industry’s vocabulary.

This dynamic environment requires that companies employ talented leaders with diverse skill sets to manage familiar as well as a growing number of new types of challenges. The Food & Grocery industry needs next-generation leaders possessing a set of traits that makes them an innovator, disruptor or difference-maker having an impact on their organization, the industry and colleagues.