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Research: Stale Office Air Is Making You Less Productive

Harvard Business Review

We also changed the level of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the space by controlling the number of common materials that emit these chemicals — e.g., surface cleaners, dry erase markers, dry cleaned clothing, and building materials. For the optimized environment, we increased the amount of outdoor air brought in to the space (i.e.,

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Best Practices for Leading via Innovation

Harvard Business Review

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. At Dow Chemicals (#19), risk-taking is not only accepted, it is encouraged, which helps the company to stay agile and innovative. Promote and reward collaboration.