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MFG of South Dakota: Trying To Do Some Good in the World

N2Growth Blog

MFG of South Dakota is a subsidiary of the Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG), a leader in the field of reinforced plastics and composites, serving diverse markets with a variety of composite material systems and processes. The company was to close by February 15, 2018. In fact, that’s only the beginning of the story.

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Are Bosses With Integrity Less Innovative?

The Horizons Tracker

They only analyzed companies where the CEO was hired between 2011 and 2013, and who had also stayed in post until at least 2018. This could include offering more incentive-based compensation and implementing processes and structures to encourage innovation. The post Are Bosses With Integrity Less Innovative?

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2019 ASA Deming Lecture, Walking with Giants: A Research Odyssey

Deming Institute

Which processes produce these products and services? Myron’s view stressed the importance of process indicators (which are leading indicators) to management rather than relying on lagging indicators (such as what users tell you after they are using your product of service).

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From The Bench To The Boardroom

Eric Jacobson

Loyalty is an interesting one because I think in an interview process it’s hard to understand that, but you can ensure that the candidate is passionate about what the company does. MacDonald has served as non-executive chairman of the board of Medifast, a weight-loss products company, since January 2018.

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America’s Loneliness Epidemic: A Hidden Systemic Risk to Organizations

Michael Lee Stallard

Based on its research findings , Cigna reported data in 2018 that chronic loneliness in America has reached epidemic levels. Since 2011, research on adolescents has found they spend more time interacting with electronic devices and less time interacting with each other, while also experiencing declining well-being.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

could become the world’s largest oil producer in 2018, surpassing Saudi Arabia and Russia. oil production, up from a mere 10% just seven years ago in 2011. In fact, 2018 may mark the first year shale producers will be able to fund future expansions of drilling programs through their own cash flow. The soaring U.S.

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Outsider CEOs Are on the Rise at the World’s Biggest Companies

Harvard Business Review

” With Iger’s contract ending in 2018, the company said its board “will broaden the scope of its succession planning process to identify and evaluate a robust slate of candidates for consideration.” ” That broader scope may extend well beyond Disney’s ranks. .” and Canadian CEOs in the study.)

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