ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I worked at a chemical plant in the early Eighties. About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. These realizations settled in, and having recently survived my first downsizing in IT, I chose to pursue a career in human resources. I have a Bachelor’s in Comp Sci.

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Human Resources Resources CIO Chemicals 100

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 16, 2013

And not many people remember that Jack Welch has a PhD in chemical engineering. That’s because none of the problems he encountered in his last 30 years at GE were in any way related to his skill at chemical titration or formulating plastics. And start developing it. Pick one, any skill that you feel you’re lacking.

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Chemicals Welch CFO CEO 133

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

September 20th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Every now and then, I have the pleasure of seeing how my education and early career as a bench biologist can have some connection with the work I am now doing. Most people, including myself would always associate these chemicals with the brain and nervous system.

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BPM Chemicals Emotional Intelligence Blog 185

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Positive and Realistic: You can go far on a positive attitude. Positivity is energizing and encouraging, keeping your followers going in good times and bad. Realism combined with positivity grounds you in truth and allows you to reject the impractical. Having a positive attitude affirms individuals that surround you.

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Leadership Blog Open-book Greenleaf 221

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

Those who report positively in all these areas show true returns on the investment in engagement efforts. Including the brain trust on your organizational development team. wrote: “To prosper over time, every company must not only deliver financial performance but also show how it makes a positive contribution to society.

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CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Bill began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Former President, Dow Chemical USA. Former President, Amherst College.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 8, 2022

I won’t bore you with assorted stories of friends who have great marriages, good health, successful careers, responsible children, and plenty of money, yet they choose to complain. Because, aside from those with serious chemical imbalances, happiness is a physiological reaction, a result of the interaction between mind and body.

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Chemicals Bottom-up Stress Finance 112

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?

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Chemicals Content Self-aware Long-term 207

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Conversely, other students took the position that the best way to change an organization is from the inside – and that they would have much more influence and ability to affect social change if they joined the company, despite its flaws. But thinking about it explicitly is well worth doing at any stage of your career.

Company 8

Company Chemicals Ethics Career 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Early in my career, a lot of commentators were sure Japan was on its way to becoming number one. Instead, we make jet turbines, helicopters, sophisticated airliners and business jets, electric generators, radar, chemicals and plastics, satellites, and all kinds of weapons. Dow Chemical is expanding its investment in the U.S.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Energy Creativity 8

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. I’ve seen it my whole career. Ben: So you.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Servant leadership has proven successful and has a positive impact for the long term, time and again. Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? He was down the road in a new career a couple years later. I’ve seen it my whole career. Ben: So you.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Sometimes that’s meant eliminating positions, but we didn’t tell the affected employees to leave. When we were aiming to close a small chemical-dependency hospital in 2013, for example, we looked hard into unmet needs in the area. I vowed never to let myself get into that position again. Serious accountability.

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Policies Chemicals Bond Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In this article adapted from their new book, Jerry Davis and Chris White explore what makes some companies more fertile for social innovation — that is, the ongoing (rather than one-off) initiatives that have positive social impact while promoting the core mission of a business.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” One would rearrange artwork in rooms to stimulate comatose patients’ brains; others devoted time to learning about the chemicals they used for cleaning rooms and figuring out which were least likely to irritate patients’ conditions. Invest in positive relationships. Who we work with is as important as what we do.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals Corporate Accountability Article Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2012

My own sense was that the piling-on was overly harsh (on someone who is contrite , and who immediately gave up his staff writer position at The New Yorker ). That is not the Jonah Lehrer I know. But at first I assumed I felt that way because of the friendship and my belief that no one will be harder on Jonah than Jonah himself.

Ethics 10

Ethics Chemicals Short-term Report 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

But just four months into his new job, as a business unit leader at a large specialty chemicals and plastics manufacturer, he was struggling with the challenges of handling a global business with more than 3000 employees. “So taking new roles is just part of their jobs and a core part of their development.”

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Learning Curve Execution Competitive Advantage Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Worse yet, they’ll sometimes hire different vendors to address different issues – lifestyle coaches, employee assistance counselors, case and disease management vendors, nurse lines, occupational health and safety experts, workers’ compensation specialists, disability managers, organizational development consultants, you name it.

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Planning Incentives ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

Most companies now have more gender-balanced talent pools, especially at the early-to-mid-career levels, and are looking for ways to make sure progress continues at the mid-to-upper levels. They started by relocating some key positions around the world, staffed by other nationalities.

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Diversity CFO Globalization Video 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

.” Hanguk was a large, fast-growing company with diversified interests spanning electronics, biotechnology, shipping, construction, and chemicals. Its most successful division, mobile telephony, was looking for a new head of software development at headquarters in Seoul. A huge step up in my career.

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Case Study Career Biotechnology Course 8

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. If it is positive, it’s thumbs up, if it’s negative, it’s thumbs down. My whole company depends on it.

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Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

After a successful career as a corporate consultant, he became the Director of Economic Development for Rhode Island, a cabinet level position, where he saw the opportunity to put his ideas into action and create innovation at scale. Given AmEx’s operations, consumer base, and resources, it’s well positioned to do so.

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Media Marketing Strategy Groupthink Kaplan 8