Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Tactics include, for example, labeling claims and how to be clear about what standards we might want to develop, and also about disclosure, when he mentions materiality. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Women in the LEAD

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

  In her book, The Female Brain, Louann Brizendine cites very specific chemical and hormonal differences between men and women that specifically affect language and communication, giving us a scientific basis for this.   All this adds to the development of a harmonious world.   Men and women communicate differently.

Leadership 40

Leadership Letter Taylorism Taylor 40

Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2019

If your answer is yes to one or more of these questions, you may have or be developing an addiction that’s tied to dopamine, a type of neurotransmitter in your brain. To put it simply, neurotransmitters are molecules that behave as chemical messengers in the brain. So, what is dopamine and what role does it play in how we act?

Chemicals 207

Chemicals Content Self-aware Long-term 207

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 8, 2022

Because, aside from those with serious chemical imbalances, happiness is a physiological reaction, a result of the interaction between mind and body. Author and inspirational speaker Simon Sinek describes dopamine as the feel-good chemical released when your phone dings — Hooray, I have a message…hooray, someone responded to me.

Chemicals 112

Chemicals Bottom-up Stress Finance 112

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Selvesware will deliver actionable, data-driven insight and advice on what to say, when to speak up, and with whom to network, for example, suggesting bespoke options for better communication, collaboration, and facilitation. Think of them as “selvesware,” analogous to recommendation engines for books to read or movies to watch.

KPI 9

KPI Directory Human Capital Self-aware 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

The CEO ended up getting rid of the head of strategy, continuing to use the CIO to provide him with strategic advice, and hiring a strong but relatively junior analyst to provide support to the senior team. Don’t underestimate the importance of cultural fit.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We developed dozens of new innovation ideas with managers in the company but the board, though initially enthusiastic, never took the time and energy to engage with the projects, directing their attention on day-to-day operational issues instead. The board of a large chemical company we also worked with took a very different approach.

Business Model 8

Business Model Innovation Company Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point. HR strategy is an expertise that takes years to fully develop.”. We offer three pieces of advice.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

McKinsey, for example, recently outlined the “new organizational capabilities” that chemical companies should develop to deal with frequent oil price shocks. The advice boils down to building better strategic foresight and creating more agile management and operations. Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? And contrast that to Devon’s son who got out of college, chemical engineering degree, six figures. I mean, we’ve got a roomful of college students, any advice on how they find those organizations? Ben: So you.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? And contrast that to Devon’s son who got out of college, chemical engineering degree, six figures. I mean, we’ve got a roomful of college students, any advice on how they find those organizations? Ben: So you.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Having observed friends and colleagues working with and without purpose for years, I’d offer the following advice on how to consciously endow your work with purpose regardless of your profession. We’d all be served by identifying more ways to develop positive collegial relationships at work. Connect work to service.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Corporate Accountability Article Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

First, from a neurochemical perspective, Dr. Eytan emphasizes that our brains are more relaxed during walks due to the release of certain chemicals. Perhaps this is the one piece of advice that doesn’t need to be given. Haimes recommends a maximum of three people for a walking meeting.

How To 8

How To Cost-Benefit Analysis Bond Participative 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

Whom did locals ask for advice? In one case, we were told by an Indian developer about the difficulty he was having with his German colleague, who seemed not to like or respect him. When they spoke, did others listen attentively or roll their eyes? We even saw higher levels of job satisfaction as a result of the visits.

Globalization 8

Globalization Team Travel Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

” It offers practical advice to employers, large and small, based on the latest research on workplace programs, expert advice from practitioners and candid interviews with business leaders. A company like Dow Chemical is a success story in this way. This, of course, takes time and support. Measuring the right things.

Planning 8

Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

They’d bonded over their Miami roots and their desire to make a difference in the world, and soon they began developing Helena’s idea into a fully fledged organization. He’d found a receptive chemical-company owner who was providing lab space and even some financial support. “I don’t think it should fly.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2013

Tapping into biology''s security database — which was developed by millions of species in response to extremely complex natural security problems — gives us first a wakeup call, then some practical guidance on how to keep our information secure. Here biology offers some get-off-your-ergonomic-chair-and-do-something advice.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Open-book Technology System 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

In addition to laying out an approach for making one-time improvements, Reengineering's high priest (the late Michael Hammer) had advice for organizations wanting to sustain improvement. What's more, the company helped develop Hammer's PEMM concept and is now training Lean managers.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma BPM Process Hammer 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

When I was in the midst of researching what caused cross-functional teams to succeed — and finding that many of them failed — I discovered a deeply dysfunctional development project in a huge multinational IT company. In fact, one of the key roles of the PGT is to follow William Faulker’s advice to kill your darlings.

Team 8

Team Project Software Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

The business literature is unfortunately rife with advice to "learn from failures." Any organization of any size can develop faster, more effective, cheaper solutions to problems by challenging its people. Department of Defense now uses challenges to develop better weapons systems. billion fine how you want to run your business?

Decentralization 9

Decentralization Real Estate Brand Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

They don’t have as much as experience with USDA inspection procedures and their own internal inspection systems may not be as well-developed and operationally as reliable as those at the Tysons of the world. You should not, as a small supplier or as a regional restaurant, feel as though you have to develop the food testing internally.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Globalization Outsourcing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

For example, a wide variety of clean technologies (including wind, solar, and hydrogen) are vying to power vehicles and cities at the same time that a wide variety of medical technologies (chemical, biotechnological, genomic, and robotic) are being developed to treat diseases. Consider the 2×2 matrix below.

Uncertainty 22

Uncertainty Industry Bottom-up Technology 22

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. Many banks heeded the advice, pulling funding from coal. The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. Too typical, however, is the situation described by a senior executive at a chemical company.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8