LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Monsanto is a good example. We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” I’ve seen plenty of examples where giants are successful in spite of themselves. Articulating how a company will become the biggest and the best is the strategy.

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Let’s use “Buddy the Elf” as an example for the four steps to brand building. For others, adults, Buddy was a “chemically imbalanced” adult man who thinks and dresses like an elf running around through the streets of New York City. How endearing is your brand to your customers? This week, we’ll discuss the first two.

Brand 215

Brand Press Release Discount Customer Loyalty 215

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In that post, I listed a number of things common to the political process that are terrible examples of how to behave when you are really trying to solve a problem or resolve a conflict. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. has a great doctor/patient and nurse/patient ratio.

Health Care 102

Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

In that post, I listed a number of things common to the political process that are terrible examples of how to behave when you are really trying to solve a problem or resolve a conflict. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. has a great doctor/patient and nurse/patient ratio.

Health Care 102

Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

Our research attempts to shed light on this debate, by focusing on the history of immigrants as technological innovators. We also looked at the technology areas in which immigrant inventors were active. The largest share of immigrants were involved in developing medical technology inventions, such as surgical sutures.

Innovation 9

Innovation Long-term Technology Chemicals 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking. Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Out of 20 feature articles in the business section on November 15th, for example, five were all about the glories (and sometimes challenges) of green. Of these 5 articles, some were self-explanatory: " Nation spurs development of new, green technologies ". " VW: Tooling up for sustainability ". VW: Tooling up for sustainability ".

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Energy Hotels 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways. Perhaps my favorite example is the MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge. Industrial Revolution.”

Drucker 8

Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Out of 20 feature articles in the business section on November 15th, for example, five were all about the glories (and sometimes challenges) of green. The theme of the big event was "Technology-led Transition and Innovation-driven Development," which sounds broad. This last article is the one that really grabbed my attention.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

The directors of Procter & Gamble, for instance, have established an Innovation and Technology committee; the board of specialty-chemical maker Clariant has done the same; and Pfizer has created a Science and Technology committee. Some boards have taken the principle further by forming their own innovation committee.

Innovation 8

Innovation Committee Charan Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. For example, Umicore’s 2003 acquisition of PMG increased its revenues by 50%.

Company 9

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

While the middle class has been eroded by currency depreciation and recession, the Russian consumer remains technologically savvy, interested in quality Western brands, and able to spend. The drastic drop in oil prices has obscured these issues, but they will continue to constrain growth even if oil prices recover.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team). The latter was a capable strategist with relevant insight into digital technologies — the most pressing strategic issue for the company at that time. Don’t underestimate the importance of cultural fit.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

In the wink/twitch example, customer intelligence would only tell us that there was eye movement — not what kind or what it meant. This was not a huge surprise — any report can tell you the rising percentage of technology ownership among families in emerging markets. When the Data Trail Goes Cold.

Trends 15

Trends Chemicals Marketing Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

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. HBR: Why did you decide to pursue a sustainability agenda?

Project 8

Project Energy Policies Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

Often, in a desire to get the ball rolling or maybe because of the leadership's own imperfect understanding of their company's problems, jamming teams are often given broad, ill-defined problem statements. For example, SIGG , a Swiss producer of aluminum bottles, used a "random words" exercise in a jamming session.

Innovation 8

Innovation Blue Ocean Strategy Brainstorming Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Ironically, my story is a story of overcoming my own biases about diversity—and then using these hard-won insights to build one of the most diverse leadership teams and board of directors in the world. For example, a successful white male in a U.S. Recognize that a diverse leadership team delivers superior long-term performance.

Team 10

Team Diversity CFO TSR 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

“The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.” The classic example of repeated institutional failure, of course, is NASA. “Then, 17 years later, we have the Columbia explosion.

Root Cause Analysis 8

Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

A potentially catastrophic technological problem, an incomplete crisis response plan, misleading early information, divided private and public authority, ineffective initial actions. The possibility of a well blow-out was explicitly addressed by systems, processes and technology. Yet, neither BP and the U.S.

Crisis Management 15

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

From relentless demand for resources to bamboo-like 9% growth to vicious competition for the technologies and industries of the future, China will be the big story for a long time. Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend. China, China, and China. The total: 145 million euros.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

As part of its 2020 Legacy of Good Plan , Dell said that it’s aiming to get a 10-fold multiple of good (reduced footprint, for example) from its technologies versus the impacts of making them (mimicking BT’s earlier 3:1 “Net Good” goal). Executives at Unilever credit their ranking to the company’s known leadership on sustainability.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Apparel Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

In particular, we see several interesting developments: Technology-supported peer learning is disrupting the old paradigm. Each year 40 high potential young leaders from around the globe come together and work in teams on projects like “How do we grow our business in the chemicals industry?” So does ScanDisk and Shire.

Agility 8

Agility Development Workshop Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Renewables have been trouncing fossil fuels for a few years as the costs of the newer technologies have dropped remarkably fast.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8