Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Favor developing general managers. There is a decline in opportunities for executives to develop general management skills to equip them for the most senior general management roles. There is an opportunity for business schools to create programs that support the development of these skills. This is due to two phenomena.

Chemicals 50

Chemicals Outsourcing Education Execution 50

The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 19, 2010

I’m drawing some of this post content from a video course I am developing on resolving personal workplace conflicts. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. In this post, I will quickly show a model of what often happens during conflict escalation.

Engineering 223

Engineering Video Self-aware FAQ 223

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

A friend of mine is a chemical plant manager and he said that he pays his engineers $110k and he is worried that they aren’t paying enough. Takes 2 years to get your education and the courses are dirt cheap and the jobs are in huge demand. HVAC - Heating and Air. Can also go into “Data Scientist” roles.

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Career Real Estate Engineering Education 192

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

Including the brain trust on your organizational development team. That’s much more motivating than saying, “I’m going to go to work today and I’m going to sell a can of chemicals.” Your company has no positive values : Without positive values, your people will require micro-management and consistent course correction.

CEO 161

CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Building Personal Strength

MAY 16, 2011

His counselor in high school guided him to take math and science courses, which he enjoyed. in chemical engineering. His mother encouraged him to read and to go to college, even though no one in his family had ever done so. But earning money continued to be his primary motivator. In the summer, he harvested crops.

Chemicals 84

Chemicals Sports Banking Construction 84

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Former President, Dow Chemical USA. HR and talent development roles with General Motors Australia.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Lead Change Blog

APRIL 5, 2021

Spending too much energy producing perfect work instead of developing the quick-and-dirty solution needed now. . Many companies strive to innovate and develop fresh products and services.? What we ignore at our peril is, of course, the ‘dopamine effect’. Dopamine is our bodies’ pleasure chemical. Excellence: ?Spending

Chemicals 186

Chemicals Creativity Cooper Learning-by-Doing 186

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Some companies could get a jumpstart in their industry in organizing partnerships and even positioning themselves as leaders in sustainable development using the goals as a branding anchor. Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals will improve the environment for doing business and building markets. The case is clear.

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Goal Supply Chain Development Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2011

While I was working with one team to develop a set of options to develop more talent should the fundamental answer turn out to be "no," another team set out to create a model of the company's projected talent supply and demand. in water softeners. They were all only looking for facts.

Chemicals 14

Chemicals Project Industry Globalization 14

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. But of course, for a retailer to provide better products to customers, it has to work with suppliers and, now it seems, even with competitors.

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. PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. Be clear about the destination, yet flexible about the path.

Company 11

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2011

Remember how after Chemical Bank launched the first Automated Teller Machine in the 1960s, waves of bank branches shut down? And, of course, ingrained habits are just hard to break for all sorts of reasons. These developments certainly have transformational potential. That second "T" of course originally stood for telegraphy.

Banking 14

Banking Chemicals Technology Video 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. 2 Chemical Company, were very active.

Case Study 11

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I wasn’t struck so much by the question, but by the intense debate that followed: Some students of course argued strongly that working for these kinds of companies was a moral “sell out,” and that they shouldn’t lend their support to companies that mistreat the environment or produce destructive products. Of course they don’t.

Company 8

Company Chemicals Ethics Career 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2011

Many of Dow chemical's products, such as its insulation and solar shingles , are energy intensive to make. Lifecycle analysis isn't new, of course. David Struhs, of C3, similarly highlighted this holistic perspective. But track them through end-use and you find they that save energy over their lifetime.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Chemicals Energy System 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Tactics include, for example, labeling claims and how to be clear about what standards we might want to develop, and also about disclosure, when he mentions materiality. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. We need tools to assess progress for external stakeholders, consumers, and managers.

Project 8

Project Advice Henderson Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2012

Our customer base is dispersed all over the place — that's just how it is when you're selling to specialty chemical manufacturers, as we are. Plus our sales cycles are long, and developing cross-functional relationships at customers is a key sales task. "I can't believe the CEO actually likes this plan," she said.

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P&L Management Chemicals Case Study 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

Employees at semiconductor-chip-maker Intel recently devised a new chemistry process that reduced chemical waste by 900,000 gallons, saving $45 million annually. Another team developed a plan to reuse and optimize networking systems in offices, which cut energy costs by $22 million.

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Metrics Chemicals Simon Energy 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

McKinsey, for example, recently outlined the “new organizational capabilities” that chemical companies should develop to deal with frequent oil price shocks. The drive for dematerialization will change job descriptions in R&D, product development, and procurement at the very least. Insight Center.

Constraint 8

Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Over the last five years there has been a substantial increase in the number of leading business schools offering courses to meet this demand. The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing.

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Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 23, 2020

A good example comes from the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT, who have developed a robot to try and ensure spaces are kept as clean as possible. “Robots that are deployed to warehouses and supermarkets mostly follow a pre-determined course that uses markers and colored lines, for navigation.”

Banking 84

Banking Environment Chemicals System 84

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

In True North Groups , Bill and Doug provide an extremely insightful and practical roadmap for how you can create your own ecosystem for mutual support, feedback, development, and, ultimately, lifelong learning collaborators. What other resources have you found useful in developing this system? It is a very timely book.

Open-book 9

Open-book Chemicals Chief Operating Officer Goleman 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Powering one 60-watt bulb for 12 hours a day over the course of a year can require 3,000 to 6,000 gallons of water — enough to fill a large tanker truck. Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2016

Its goals are extremely ambitious; it is not just a pioneer in developing new fabrics for active wear, but in developing wearable electronics. Starbucks, for example, has a strong presence because CEO Howard Schultz, deliberately developed a growth plan grounded in its capabilities.

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point. HR strategy is an expertise that takes years to fully develop.”.

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CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I first picked it up in correspondence I was fortunate enough to have carried on with Alfred Chandler (yes, that Alfred Chandler ) almost 20 years ago, in the course of writing a book. This notion of “permission to grow” did not originate with me. Companies need society’s permission to grow.

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Reputation Disruptive Innovation Letter Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Today, the term increasingly serves as a corporate bogeyman that warns executives of the need to stand up and respond when disruptive developments encroach on their market. In fact, Kodak invested billions to develop a range of digital cameras. ” A good line, but not completely accurate.

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Ben: Well today’s about servant leadership and of course, that ties a lot into influential leadership. Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? And contrast that to Devon’s son who got out of college, chemical engineering degree, six figures. Ben: So you.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Ben: Well today’s about servant leadership and of course, that ties a lot into influential leadership. Back when you started leadership development working with those unions, how did servant leadership come to you? And contrast that to Devon’s son who got out of college, chemical engineering degree, six figures. Ben: So you.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

In the course of our research, we have found that some human capital-intensive industries are more inherently receptive to social innovation than others. Accounting and consulting firms are often highly responsive to the social demands of their employees. This fits with the idea that much innovation is driven by a war for talent.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2014

Big-company corporate development departments dream of acquisitions that substantially boost revenue or bring assets that turbo-charge growth. Most midsize companies lack the breadth and depth of skilled corporate development professionals whose jobs are to source, make, and integrate acquisitions. The second reason is more important.

Company 8

Company Due Diligence CEO Consultative 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Credit given for the development of novel/innovative metrics for performance assessment (for example, attendance figures as a "team economics" variable). Another hands-on course integrating fundamental scientific principles with real-world knowledge challenges students to transform their understanding of food. Everybody eats.

Class 9

Class Education Supply Chain Sports 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2012

I developed these ideas during seminars with executives where we discussed their experiences of good and bad management. Of course, a bit of artistic licence is necessary here, to adapt words like "greed" and "lust" to corporate life, but on the whole I think they work pretty well. Or is he a seven-star sinner?

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Management Gordon Welch Chemicals 16

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. You can list the next steps for moving forward, or you can collaborate with your client to develop an action plan. Is that true?”

CIO 8

CIO Chief Information Officer Consultative Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

The leading executive recruitment firm Egon Zender, as part of talent evaluation at the time of Dow Chemical’s merger with Rohm and Haas in the Spring of 2009, described us as the “best CEO university” they had ever seen. This requires total transparency in the way individuals are assessed, developed, and promoted.

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Team Diversity CFO TSR 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Hence, "bad blood" is less likely to develop between co-workers. Majchrzak has studied virtual projects at numerous companies , including EDS, IBM, Kraft, Motorola, Shell Chemicals, and Unilever, and has found that successful teams tend to use one important tool: an online discussion board in a shared virtual workspace.

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Team Management How To Consensus 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

It’s easy to suggest that perhaps it’s simply run its course; after all, over the last 50 years, the average lifespan of a company on the S&P 500 has shrunk from about 60 years to less than 20, as more than one business thinker has pointed out. Why buy clothes at its Kmart stores rather than at trendier Target? In Jan-Feb 1998, Anthony J.

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Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 9