Leadership is often about making decisions before your options start to disappear. That idea shows up clearly in how organizations manage their workforce. And the fact is that the damage rarely stays “in the warehouse.” Bad inventory data turns into maintenance downtime, schedule slips, excess and obsolete inventory, write offs, shrink, and safety risk when the wrong part or wrong condition gets issued.

Vistage, the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses, has named Christine Hopkins, President, CEO, and Managing Owner of the ASCI Family of Companies, as the recipient of its 2025 Leadership Award for the Alaska region.