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BUILD AN A-TEAM: Introduction, Being the Kind of Boss People Love to Work For

Strategy Driven

The Rocket Chemical Company had a small lab and just three people, but they could see a major opportunity in front of them. In San Diego, California, in 1953, a new startup set its sights on the Space Age. Sign-up now for your FREE StrategyDriven Insights Library – Sample Subscription.

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Nice Guys Can Finish First

Marshall Goldsmith

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. What would they be? To be able to listen? To give proper recognition?

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How to Get SQF Certified: The Only Guide You Need to Read

Strategy Driven

Train yourself using SQF documents available for free online. Once you’ve settled on a credible certification body and invited them to audit your company, they’ll focus on facility assessment and document reviews. The first step to achieving SQF certification involves learning about the program and the SQF Code.

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Jonah Lehrer's Mistake — And Ours

Harvard Business Review

Not only do I have a foot in the publishing world, I also am a former venture capital investor and interact regularly with the business and financial world, where there have been few ramifications of significance—whether for careers, or for social acceptance and peer respect, or for criminal records—from bad behavior.

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Research Highlights The Innovative Potential Of Immigrants

The Horizons Tracker

Diverse impact The study’s findings were notable, indicating that immigrants generate patents across diverse sectors such as electronics, computers, medicine, and chemicals. The reasons for this discrepancy remain unknown. Unfortunately, it seems to be an issue in which evidence often cedes power to emotion and rhetoric.

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What Great Social Media Campaigns Get Right

Harvard Business Review

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. Its founder, Saul Kaplan , is a self-professed innovation junkie.

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