Teachers, Teams & Tugboats

Name: Teachers, Teams & Tugboats
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ISBN: 9781970751505

Leadership Lessons from a Life in Global Logistics

Rich Higgins

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English

Parker Publishers
24 December 2025

Memoirs; Management: leadership & motivation; Personnel & human resources management; Advice on careers & achieving success

Every accomplished leader has a tugboat, someone who pushed, pulled, or guided them through the storm.

Rich Higgins spent forty years in the demanding world of global logistics, helping teams through trucking deregulation, corporate bankruptcies, multi-billion-dollar mergers, and international sourcing expansions in Asia. But this isn't a book about supply chains or bottom lines.

Teachers, Teams & Tugboats is about the seven mentors who shaped his journey, the ""tugboats"" who provided guidance, protection, and course correction when he needed it most.

In this candid memoir, you'll discover: How a motor vehicle violation at age 31 nearly destroyed his career, and the friend who drove 110 miles daily to save it; What it's like to work under armed protection when union related decisions turn dangerous; The leadership lessons learned from navigating Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerging stronger; Why the best mentors don't create you in their own image, they help you create yourself; How to recognize and honor the tugboats in your own life before it's too late.

Higgins writes with the honesty of someone who's lived through chaos and came out grateful. His storytelling blends professional insight with personal vulnerability, offering lessons on teamwork, integrity, and the importance of ""paying it forward.""

This book is for: Mid-to-senior logistics and supply chain professionals; Business leaders, MBA students, and emerging executives; Anyone seeking authentic mentorship wisdom over hollow leadership theory; Readers who appreciate memoirs like Shoe Dog, Principles, and Leaders Eat Last.

More than a career memoir, this is a guide to recognizing the people who make success possible, and a reminder to thank them before the opportunity passes.

By: Rich Higgins
Imprint: Parker Publishers
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781970751505
ISBN 10: 1970751509
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 24 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

For more than 40 years in global logistics, Rich Higgins has guided teams through change, challenge, and success. Embracing the belief that real leadership starts with teaching and teamwork, he has assisted organizations through mergers, turnarounds, and international sourcing expansions. He was a board member for CONECT and the Florida Trucking Association and was also featured in Supply Chain World magazine. He has been a speaker and panelist at several industry conferences, including RILA, TPM, CONECT, and ITTS in Tampa. Rich and his wife, Becky, live in Shrewsbury, MA