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It’s called human resources for a reason

ReImagine Work

I worked at a chemical plant in the early Eighties. About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. Projects could be more successful and deliver more quickly if we treated people like human beings. I started out as an information technology professional.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

I am very excited to announce the selection of the 100 Coaches in our pay-it-forward project! For those of you who haven’t heard of the project, here is a little back story. I made a 30-second video about the project for LinkedIn. Three iconic leaders inspired the 100 Coaches project. 100 COACHES.

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Are You an Accidental Soul-Sucking CEO?

Joseph Lalonde

It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. Demonstrate the leadership and clarity that will drive not only [your] own investment returns but also the prosperity and security of [your] fellow citizens.”. That’s much more motivating than saying, “I’m going to go to work today and I’m going to sell a can of chemicals.”

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The Future Economy Project: Q&A with Marne Levine

Harvard Business Review

Learn about the future economy project. Levine talked with HBR about her firm’s sustainability efforts as part of the Future Economy Project, an HBR initiative that shares real-world lessons on sustainability leadership. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. Andrew Liveris.

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Addicted to Your Smartphone, To-do List or Busyness?

Michael Lee Stallard

To put it simply, neurotransmitters are molecules that behave as chemical messengers in the brain. As opposed to the pleasure of anticipation via dopamine, these chemicals give us pleasure from sensation and emotion.” So, what is dopamine and what role does it play in how we act? Reward is yours and yours alone.

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The Buzz on Green Business in China

Harvard Business Review

I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. Thats what Chinas Hi-Tech Fair is doing. Its another thing to see the green focus up close.

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Case Study: The Expat Dilemma

Harvard Business Review

As the senior HR executive in charge of managing overseas assignments, Anton Danois made a point of spending time with Streuvels Chemicals' expatriate employees and their families. Then Oswald's project was folded into another, leaving him feeling useless. I've been streamlining and rationalizing things my entire career.