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2016 Deming Prize Winners

Deming Institute

Maruwa Electronic & Chemical (Japan). Naotake Okubo, Executive Advisor, Sekisui Chemical. Related: 2015 Deming Prize Winners – 2013 Deming Prize Winners – Deming Prizes for 2011 go to Companies Based in India, Taiwan and Thailand. Toyota Motor Kyushu (Japan). Japan – 16. Thailand – 12. Singapore – 1.

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John Butman: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

and author of Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas (Harvard Business Review Press 2013). John Butman is founder and principal of the idea and content development firm Idea Platforms, Inc.

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How Global Trade Affects Inequality

The Horizons Tracker

Income inequality has been in the spotlight at least since Thomas Piketty published Capital in the Twenty-First Century in 2013. Most of the remaining were raw materials, such as fruit and seafood, while the most common imports were manufactured products, such as machinery and chemicals.

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How Serious Is Japan’s Labor Shortage?

HR Digest

For example, Sumitomo Chemical, a prominent Japanese company, has gradually raised its retirement age from 60 to 65 with full pay. In 2013, Japan raised the retirement age from 60 to 65, allowing employees to continue working if they choose to do so. The Japanese government is also taking steps to address the labor shortage issue.

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2020 Top CHRO List – The People Leaders To Watch

N2Growth Blog

Whited previously served as chief marketing officer for UP, led the Chemicals business, and also previously ran the railroad’s National Customer Service Center. In 2013 she left Netflix to become head of human resources at Coursera, and, later, Chief People Officer at Scopely, a leading player in the mobile gaming industry.

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The Secret to Successful New Year's Resolutions

Building Personal Strength

So with each repetition, brain chemicals stimulate your brain cells to grow filaments that reach and connect to each other. Copyright 2013. Because if you had to concentrate and try hard to do everything in your life, you wouldn''t get anything done. You''d be exhausted by 9:30 AM. Good luck with your New Year''s resolutions!

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StrategyDriven Launches Operational Risk Management Resource Forum

Strategy Driven

After seeing the devastation from the Texas fertilizer plant and Louisiana chemical plant explosions, StrategyDriven wanted to help industrial and utility leaders better identify, mitigate, and control their operational risks to prevent similar accidents from occurring at their facilities. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.