ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Several years ago I lead an SAP implementation project at a chemical plant. A version of this post originally ran in my column on the CIO online site on June 30, 2015. In this way, they grow their own awareness and responsibility at the same time. So, let’s consider how a two-way interaction can go. I don’t want her to get angry.

CIO 100

CIO Chemicals Ethics Follow-up 100

ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

I worked at a chemical plant in the early Eighties. A version of this post originally ran on the CIO online site on April 27, 2015. Then came the hard work of making good on the implications of that change. Why I became an advocate of human beings at work. I started out as an information technology professional.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Resources CIO Chemicals 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2015

During one of my very first consulting assignments, a colleague and I interviewed direct reports of the Chief Information Officer of a chemical company about improving project execution. We consistently heard that the CIO was autocratic and intimidating, and that his people were afraid to talk openly about mistakes. Is that true?”

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Consultative Open-book 8

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

JUNE 16, 2015

He told me about the days, decades ago, when he first ran into a new breed of executive and thought, “What the heck is a CIO?” McKinsey, for example, recently outlined the “new organizational capabilities” that chemical companies should develop to deal with frequent oil price shocks.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

For instance, Triodos Sustainable Trade Fund provides finance to farmers whose cultivation practices are more sustainable in places like the Palestine Territories, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic, avoiding traditional chemically-intensive fertilizer in delicate ecosystems.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8