The Practical Leader

AUGUST 18, 2021

That is particularly true in fields where entry has high hurdles for cognitive abilities, like engineering and science, medicine and law, and executive ranks in general.” ” As Bernard Baruch, American financier and government advisor, once said, “The ability to express an idea is well nigh as important as the idea itself.”

Power 80

Power Emotional Intelligence Goleman Chemicals 80

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Paul Zak, the author of The Trust Factor , has shown that “when someone is tangibly trusted by a stranger, the brain synthesizes the signaling chemical oxytocin” and “ the more trust one is shown, the more the brain produces oxytocin.” T RUST BEGETS TRUST. Oxytocin is our brain’s way of signaling trust.

Chemicals 158

Chemicals Drucker Stress Delegation 158

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. They are what makes the practice of leadership hard and rewarding.

Leadership 221

Leadership Blog Open-book Greenleaf 221

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 24, 2012

Guest post by By Hap Klopp and Brian Tarcy , Authors, Conquering the North Face: An Adventure in Leadership: I’ve seen it a thousand times in business—rejection of an idea or a person by virtue of corporate status. The embalming fluid of business is no mere chemical concoction dreamed up by heartless analysts. What feudal crap!

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Chemicals Crisis Execution Fashion 317

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2023

Born to immigrant parents in the Australian outback, he would eventually rise to the top of the corporate world, taking over in 2004 as CEO of Dow Chemical. In that job, which he held for 14 years, he won widespread credit for pushing an ambitious sustainability agenda, no easy task at one of the world’s biggest chemical producers.

Chemicals 15

Chemicals Travel CEO Execution 15

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. Yet, less than 20 percent of C-suite executives are women and only five percent of CEOs are women. Fact 4: Organizations with a greater percentage of women in leadership roles perform better financially.

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The brain craves certainty, and when you feel uncertain, the almond shaped structure in the brain called the amygdala releases chemicals into the blood stream that you experience as fear, anxiety and doubt. 4 Keys To Successfully Resolving Conflicts in the Workplace Are You Fitting Employee Personality Into Your Leadership Puzzle?

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Uncertainty Policies Chemicals Learning-by-Doing 270

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

RapidStart Leadership

JULY 6, 2017

Conflict is inevitable in any human enterprise; how we handle that conflict is where leadership comes in. The force that fires these rockets upward comes from a simple chemical reaction. leadership Click To Tweet. Do our reflexive reactions cause unnecessary fireworks? Stay calm and refuse to be baited into heated argument.

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Covey Hammer Construction Chemicals 125

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2015

I had the opportunity to share insights based on our experience at Borderless working with a range of senior executives, as well as my ‘earlier life’ experience as a Dow executive. There is a decline in opportunities for executives to develop general management skills to equip them for the most senior general management roles.

Chemicals 50

Chemicals Outsourcing Education Execution 50

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Research is showing that the heart can learn and send out dopamine (a pleasure chemical that influences behavior) and oxytocin (a chemical associated with the feeling of love). What this means to you So what does all of this research mean to leadership and organizations?

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BPM Chemicals Emotional Intelligence Blog 185

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Working out releases chemicals that give you a mood lift. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. A Leadership Manifesto: A Guide To Greatness. Get physical.

Learning-by-Doing 164

Learning-by-Doing Energy Stress Chemicals 164

Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Why is integrity important in leadership? Having honesty and integrity in the workplace is one of the most important qualities of great leadership in business and I am going to tell you why…. Whenever I hold a strategic planning session, the first value that all the executives agree on is integrity.

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Welch Chemicals Open-book Strategic Planning 92

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Strategy Driven

JULY 10, 2013

StrategyDriven is proud to announce the launch of a risk management resource forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help leaders effectively address their most pressing operational risks. These documents can be accessed by clicking here.

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Risk Management Operations Resources Management 59

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2013

After the several recent catastrophic industrial accidents within the United States, including the devastating explosions at a Texas fertilizer plant and Louisiana chemical plant, StrategyDriven wanted to help industrial and utility leaders reduce the risk of similar accidents at their facilities. Download the white paper by clicking here.

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White Paper Industry Risk Management Chief Operating Officer 62

In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 21, 2011

Leadership. by John • March 21, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing • 1 Comment. We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Good Brands Gone Bad. Search My Site.

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Brand CEO Long-term Crisis 140

The Recovering Engineer

JULY 23, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Reply CommDiscussion says: July 25, 2010 at 9:37 pm I notice this most with the executives I work with. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Emotional Intelligence Stress Engineering Self-aware 249

Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

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. Buddy is a human raised by elves, therefore, does he fall into the “human” or “elf” category? For some, say children (most likely his primary target audience), Buddy is an elf.

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Brand Press Release Discount Customer Loyalty 215

The Practical Leader

JANUARY 23, 2012

Good Company is an inspiring and uplifting read for those of us working to bring about a values-based leadership revolution. Some of the 20 companies in the “low” category included Berkshire Hathaway, Exxon Mobil, News Corp, Dow Chemical, and General Dynamics. And everyone else is worse off.

Company 53

Company Parcell Books Review 53

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

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.”

CEO 161

CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Although the ghost of the Great Man still haunts leadership studies, most of us have recognized by now that successful organizations are the product of distributive, collective, and complementary leadership. She may have been a good coach but didn’t have what it takes to create greater strategic focus and execute a turnaround.

Leadership 14

Leadership Chemicals Execution Influence 14

CO2

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

How does your brain’s chemical and electrical circuitry wire you for winning? MITA’s leadership approach facilitates brain based strategies to raise motivation and achievement for innovative growth. How does your brain refuel for finer innovation? How could you benefit from the innovative power of laughter? UK, Chile and Mexico.

Chemicals 79

Chemicals Innovation Learning-by-Doing Motivation 79

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

To address these needs, new approaches for developing global leaders are required: The diversity of top leadership should reflect the diversity of the firm's customers. To understand these approaches, let's examine what leading global companies are doing: Create diversity among senior leadership. Focus on values, not hierarchy.

Globalization 14

Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 14

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

My client (a different chemical company) later had a similar explosion. Protection of human capital, knowledge bases of workers, executives, company safety and the work environment. This is a creative way of re-treading old knowledge to enable executives to master change rather than feel as they’re victims of it.

Crisis Management 81

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 81

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

Health Care 102

Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

Health Care 102

Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

Positive comments and conversations produce a chemical reaction too. Consider Rob, a senior executive from Verizon. When I explained this to Rob, and told him about the chemical impact his behavior was having on his employees, he vowed to change, and it worked. Harness the chemistry of conversations.

Positioning 15

Positioning Chemicals Ryan Discount 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The authors then show how to best execute specific initiatives, test major project assumptions, and develop a culture that values disciplined experimentation and learning over meeting mindless and unrealistic goals. Fifteen years ago, what was a news executive thinking about? Take newspapers. It’s much more common than it used to be.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

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

I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. Comments The Buzz on Green Business in China I visited Beijing last week, speaking to a group of corporate executives assembled by a major NGO to work on climate change issues. Thats what Chinas Hi-Tech Fair is doing.

NGO 14

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 14

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2018

The results of these studies, captured from subjects operating under real or near-real conditions, has put the nature vs nurture debate on leadership to rest. Better leadership is emerging as the defining quality that governs the ability to attain positive outcomes and get the best performance possible out of teams.

Organization 267

Organization Self-aware Stress Leadership Styles 267

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. 2 Chemical Company, were very active.

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Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 12, 2014

For-profit leadership teams and boards: know that impact simply can’t be mentioned on a few slides at the next annual retreat. Who within your leadership team can really describe why that desired impact matters? Have you sought collaboration with like-minded executives in the non-profit world?

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CEO Forrester Metrics Video 255

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

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. The executive team should not commit to specific moves, as factors outside of their control might require a change of plan.

Company 10

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

But Anderson, who had served as an independent director on the company’s board for several years, did this through having “tremendous relationships and credibility with the operating executives.” the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team).

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Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8