The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 12, 2010

He developed a theory that people tend to develop a self-concept based on one of four factors — Dominance, Inducement, Steadiness, or Compliance. Later psychologists and behavioral specialists developed a variety of practical tools to apply Marston’s theory. William Moulton Marston in the 1920′s.

FAQ 230

FAQ Hammer Engineering Tools 230

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

So I’m thinking most of you are from a class, what class is it again Steve? Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? We’ll send you to class and teach you how to be a manager. Welcome to first class, Ben. Send them to another management class?

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

So I’m thinking most of you are from a class, what class is it again Steve? Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? We’ll send you to class and teach you how to be a manager. Welcome to first class, Ben. Send them to another management class?

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

The list of no-no ingredients is long — 1,600 chemicals tracked or regulated by NGOs and governments around the world. In one room, at the behest of the two big guns of retail, sat the largest consumer product, chemical, and fragrance companies. But now they’re actively pushing the supply chain to invest better options. .”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. Their business should not be labeled a “cash cow” or a “problem,” and their staff must not feel second-class.

Company 11

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I recently had the opportunity to talk with a class of second year MBA’s, and one of the most outstanding questions students raised was whether they should take jobs with companies that they considered to be socially irresponsible.

Company 8

Company Chemicals Ethics Career 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Our data show that MBA students are flocking to classes to learn the art of social entrepreneurship. The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. Some are recent graduates.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

We also found that the professionals we spoke with at Accenture, in offices on three continents, consistently lauded the firm for its willingness to support innovations, from Accenture Development Partnerships to professional programs for First Peoples in Canada and support for call centers in native communities.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

After graduating first in her high school class, Helena had gone north to college, where she studied, among other things, new-business funding in Latin America. 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.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

What do you think causes millions of people to miss work and school in developing economies? Beyond the humiliating difficulties for millions of impoverished individual women trying to improve themselves and support their families, this is a global issue with significant consequences for the economies of developing countries.

Franchising 14

Franchising CEO GDP Entrepreneur 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2012

I first became interested when I watched a TV documentary on the Cradle-to-Cradle concept that was developed by the German chemistry Professor Michael Braungart (and ex-Greenpeace) and the US architect William McDonough. We will phase out all chemicals deemed unacceptable according to Cradle-to-Cradle by 2020.

Strategy 11

Strategy McKinsey Chemicals Armstrong 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Investors might have a geographic focus: they may care more about developed or developing economies, or a particular country or community. There is no right or wrong impact class—what matters is identifying preferences. Ultimately, asset managers can develop a matrix with financial asset classes (e.g.,

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

This is the most frequent complaint I hear from the competitive intelligence analysts in my certification classes: their marketing bosses are exceedingly tactical in their requests for competitive data. Man-Wai Chow is leading the strategic intelligence efforts at Eastman, a chemical company. And I understand the appeal.

Marketing 8

Marketing Competitive Intelligence Porter How To 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2012

There is always a question about whether the conglomerate is at an inherent disadvantage It takes a great deal of capital, thought, and ingenuity to develop a powerful capability and apply it at the relevant scale. Of course, the very diversity that defines a conglomerate makes it hard to enforce the discipline of coherence.

Welch 8

Welch Diversity Hedge Chemicals 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2013

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. Identifying even small successes out of a larger operational failure can be the most important way to improve performance in the future.

Decentralization 9

Decentralization Real Estate Brand Uncertainty 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

All the major players in the personal care product value chain — the giants of consumer products, chemicals, and fragrances — were there (as was I). Yes, he was facing labor strife, but the strategy was also about creating a thriving middle class filled with people who could afford to buy his cars. A century later, Gap Inc.

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

a case scheduled to go to oral arguments on March 5, the Supremes are reconsidering the “fraud on the market” doctrine at the heart of most securities-class-action lawsuits. They get less attention than they did in the 1990s and early 2000s (remember Bill Lerach , the “ king of the shareholder class-action suit ”?) John Fund, Inc. ,

Training 8

Training Efficiency Class Price 8