Unleashing the Power of 3P

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been pushing 3P ever since he was here and saw the scale mock- up of

the factory.”

Pete responded, “Our long- term goal absolutely is to build our own internal

capability to fully lead 3P programs on our own, and we’ll likely try this on

small ones early on, but I know enough now to realize that we need help

growing that capability. So, we’re going to continue to rely on Ken’s organiza-

tion to mentor us. Oh, Dave—I have some great news. Steve called me yes-

terday and told me they’re going to invite our entire team to present to the

top leaders of the company at the annual leadership conference in January.”

“Really? That’s fantastic! They’re all going to really appreciate this. I can’t wait

to let everyone know