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.” They’re free to innovate and create market-differentiating, competitive ideas. And their leaders are doing likewise. Don’t you think?

CEO 161

CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just look at Uber to understand the importance of diversity and product safety or at car manufacturers scrambling to develop a competitive advantage in electric cars as countries seek to decarbonize their economics and fight pollution. In both cases, social and environmental metrics matter for the business’s financial success.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Asset Management Chemicals Long-term 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. Where are the markets with opportunities?

Company 8

Company Engineering Apparel Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

The concepts of lifetime employment and generous employee benefits are seen as old-fashioned throwbacks to paternalism. When we were aiming to close a small chemical-dependency hospital in 2013, for example, we looked hard into unmet needs in the area. My own workplace is an example. Serious accountability.

Policies 8

Policies Chemicals Bond Fashion 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

APRIL 6, 2016

A company sets up a joint venture with a partner that has complementary assets and capabilities, in order to limit up-front investments, speed up market entry, and reduce risk. Taiwan, and South Korea, respectively — agreed to fund a novel technology development program at ASML, a leading equipment manufacturer based in the Netherlands.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

How can we create $12 trillion a year in market opportunities by 2030? How about by meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? In the process, we have developed what we call “the Breakthrough Compass” to map the emerging landscape of risk and opportunity.

Chemicals 12

Chemicals Long-term Business Model Bottom-up 12