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Putting People First: The Promise of Human Centered Capitalism

Let's Grow Leaders

Cultivating Empathy and Potential in the Workplace 16:22 Megan explains how her intuition has informed her business decisions, allowing her to lead in a way that honors the individual strengths of her team members. 19:53 She discusses how she builds a culture that focuses on the potential of her employees rather than their pasts.

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Using AI To Understand Smell

The Horizons Tracker

The latest example in the field comes via new research from the University of California, Riverside, which highlights how machine learning is used to understand what a chemical smells like. “We now can use artificial intelligence to predict how any chemical is going to smell to humans, ” the researchers say.

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Poorer Communities Exposed To Poorer Water Quality

The Horizons Tracker

The main reasons for water quality problems in community water systems are the chemicals used to clean the water and things that naturally occur in it, like arsenic. The United States is finding it increasingly tough to provide good water because the pipes and systems are getting old and aren’t getting enough money to be fixed.

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Charting The Flow Of Knowledge Between Regions

The Horizons Tracker

These clusters help to facilitate the kind of informal network and face-to-face interactions that have long been viewed as vital to effective innovation. We also wanted to examine how information flows across similar or different industries. “Universities provide the core research that is needed for the chemical industry to work.

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Building Blocks for a Customer-Centric Culture

Lead Change Blog

We were meeting with the CEO of a successful chemical company. Author information Chip Bell Chip R. Known for good service, the company’s leadership recognized that remarkable service was vital to their competitive advantage. Price and product quality have, for this industry and many others, become mere table stakes. “We

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Did Lockdown Induce Good Study Habits?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers examined the exercises completed by 396 students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering as part of the Applied Computer Science course.

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The Rise of Salary Transparency: How Employers are Attracting Talent in a Tight Labor Market

HR Digest

In February 2020, only 18% of job listings included employer-provided salary information. Utah led the cohort of high-transparency job areas without mandates, with at least half of postings in the Provo-Orem area, Salt Lake City, and the Ogden-Clearfield area providing salary information. Why post salary information on job listings?