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Paradise By The Green Dashboard Light – A Leadership Short Story

Terry Starbucker

Of the 8 core principles of More Human leadership , it’s #6 - Measuring, monitoring and managing with the right metrics - that presents the biggest “nuts and bolts” challenge to any leader. I’m the SVP of Operations of a Cable TV Company that operates in 4 states and has 22 operating divisions.

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Is Your Heart the Boss of You? | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

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). Most people, including myself would always associate these chemicals with the brain and nervous system. I agree that balance is key.

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Great Leadership: a Lot of This and That

Persuasive Powerhouse

If a leader doesn’t respect their team or feels as if they are superior just because they are in management level, a negative dynamic is instilled in the group. At first, I think leadership is a chemical results of all features of a person. I couldn’t agree with you more, MJ, that leadership really is a lot of this and that.

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How Much Margin Do You Have? | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

The Recovering Engineer

While I was in the Navy and learning to become an Engineering Officer, I learned about the specific margins that were built into both the submarine and the engineering plant to ensure safe operation. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Most of my older posts can be found at.

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India Remakes Global Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In 2008, Dr Reddy's acquired Chirotech, Dow Chemical's R&D unit, for $32 million, and in April 2011 relocated it to a new 33,000 sq. TMETC, which was established in 2005, got a big talent boost when Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008. You can't run your global R&D operations from headquarters in Mumbai.

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Sustainability Matters in the Battle for Talent

Harvard Business Review

Employees at semiconductor-chip-maker Intel recently devised a new chemistry process that reduced chemical waste by 900,000 gallons, saving $45 million annually. New data shows that sustainability is an increasingly important factor in attracting and managing talent. Sustainability Talent management'

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. This can disrupt a firm’s ability to operate on schedule and budget. ” Improving risk management. ” Improving risk management. On the contrary, academic research and business experience point to quite the opposite.