Distributor e-commerce sales totaled $957 billion last year, a 10% increase from 2019, according to Digital Commerce 360's 2021 Distributor 300 research report. Combined total digital sales by distributors rose by 8.4% from 2018 to 2019, reaching $2.57 trillion.

Sixty percent of business leaders in the transportation industry said their company or organization will likely suffer a cyberattack or data breach at some point, according to a Travelers survey. The same percentage said they are "extremely or very confident" that their company has enough safeguards in place against such an attack.

Chief financial officers are assuming more responsibility for supply chain digitization to save money on procurement and operating costs, writes Tim Cooper. However, 85% of CFOs responding to a survey by Lehigh University and DiCentral said that more spending on digital supply chain tools was necessary.

Fifty percent of business-to-business buyers are consuming more content, but 79% say vendors are serving irrelevant content, according to a B2B Buyer Insights report from Cyance and durhamlane. The top expectations B2B buyers have of content is that it helps solve their challenges and is tailored to their buying journey stage.

Giving positive feedback can be especially difficult if you don't receive it yourself. In those cases, study your past work and popular methods of feedback, then practice them on trusted colleagues until you build confidence, writes executive coach Anne Sugar.

An interim position can be a growth opportunity if expectations are clear and you know the rewards and risks of taking on the job, writes Robyn McLeod. A clear succession plan, though, can minimize the need for interim jobs should a leader depart unexpectedly, McLeod writes.