Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 16, 2013

And not many people remember that Jack Welch has a PhD in chemical engineering. That’s because none of the problems he encountered in his last 30 years at GE were in any way related to his skill at chemical titration or formulating plastics. Leadership' Pick one, any skill that you feel you’re lacking.

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Chemicals Welch CFO CEO 133

The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 12, 2022

If they didn’t keep quality and service levels high, planes and computer systems could crash. He even helped the company expand its leadership development programs to include role descriptions, personal feedback, and coaching on how to strengthen spirit and meaning. Hospital operating rooms could go dark. Cars could malfunction.

Budgeting 69

Budgeting Chemicals Wilde Productivity 69

Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tanveer Naseer wrote a wonderful post recently where he asked, “ Is Leadership an Art or a Science? Great leadership behaviors require a lot of blending and the ability to balance seemingly contrasting behaviors; a lot of this’s and that’s. They are what makes the practice of leadership hard and rewarding.

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Leadership Blog Open-book Greenleaf 221

Tim Milburn

JANUARY 30, 2019

The first step in any leadership journey is leading yourself. Leadership STARTS with you. Effective leadership requires (DEMANDS!) The moment you step into any type of leadership role, the way you lead yourself helps others determine if you are a leader worth following. This isn’t about selfishness. Not many people have.

Chemicals 101

Chemicals Follow-up Motivation Examples 101

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

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Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Brian Tracy's Leadership Success

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Why is integrity important in leadership? Having honesty and integrity in the workplace is one of the most important qualities of great leadership in business and I am going to tell you why…. Leaders know that honesty and integrity are the foundations of leadership. Integrity in Business and How it Translates to Success.

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Welch Chemicals Open-book Strategic Planning 92

Lead from Within

JUNE 10, 2018

Working out releases chemicals that give you a mood lift. THE LEADERSHIP GAP. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old. A Leadership Manifesto: A Guide To Greatness. The One Quality Every Leader Needs To Succee d. The Deception Trap of Leadership.

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Learning-by-Doing Energy Stress Chemicals 164

Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

For others, adults, Buddy was a “chemically imbalanced” adult man who thinks and dresses like an elf running around through the streets of New York City. How endearing is your brand to your customers? What do you your customers believe and understand about your brand?

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Brand Press Release Discount Customer Loyalty 215

Women in the LEAD

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed?   Men and women communicate differently.

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Leadership Letter Taylorism Taylor 40

Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 25, 2009

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed?   Men and women communicate differently.

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Leadership Letter Taylorism Taylor 40

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 18, 2010

She has done that over the last few weeks, and today she reported that the quality of her interactions with her colleague has improved remarkably. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. I have seen this concept discussed in a number of ways and in a variety of contexts.

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Engineering Self-aware Video FAQ 210

The Recovering Engineer

JUNE 7, 2010

And, this business problem is probably costing you more than you first realize when you consider the salaries of the involved employees, the value of work that is not being done, the cost of poor decision quality, the impact of poor information flow, etc. Unresolved conflict gets expensive very quickly.

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Engineering Self-aware Video FAQ 270

The Practical Leader

JANUARY 23, 2012

Good Company is an inspiring and uplifting read for those of us working to bring about a values-based leadership revolution. Some of the 20 companies in the “low” category included Berkshire Hathaway, Exxon Mobil, News Corp, Dow Chemical, and General Dynamics.

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Company Parcell Books Review 53

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. Demonstrate the leadership and clarity that will drive not only [your] own investment returns but also the prosperity and security of [your] fellow citizens.”. 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.”

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CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Ron Edmondson

APRIL 20, 2011

These powerful chemicals give us feelings of profound joy, calmness and spiritual connection. We get as high as a kite, or gain the internal/chemical feeling of true Richness. We lift off, emotionally, and it lasts for days, sometimes weeks. Proof positive that this research is true!

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Chemicals Stress Edmondson Participative 47

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

To address these needs, new approaches for developing global leaders are required: The diversity of top leadership should reflect the diversity of the firm's customers. To understand these approaches, let's examine what leading global companies are doing: Create diversity among senior leadership.

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Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 14

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. He has spent many years learning to connect and communicate with other people more effectively. I appreciate your time investment in this discussion.

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Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

The Recovering Engineer

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. He has spent many years learning to connect and communicate with other people more effectively. I appreciate your time investment in this discussion.

Health Care 102

Health Care Engineering System Politics 102

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2014

Positive comments and conversations produce a chemical reaction too. He thought of himself as a “best practices” leader who told people what to do, set clear goals, and challenged his team to produce high quality results. Communication Difficult conversations Leadership Managing yourself' Harness the chemistry of conversations.

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Positioning Chemicals Ryan Discount 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

economy at this time – specifically electricity and chemicals, which accounted for 13.9% But medical technology accounted for just 1% of all U.S. In areas that had a much larger effect on the U.S. of all U.S. patents respectively – immigrants were also strongly represented.

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Innovation Long-term Technology Chemicals 10

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2018

The results of these studies, captured from subjects operating under real or near-real conditions, has put the nature vs nurture debate on leadership to rest. Better leadership is emerging as the defining quality that governs the ability to attain positive outcomes and get the best performance possible out of teams.

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Organization Self-aware Stress Leadership Styles 247

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2017

Some questions have what I like to call a catalytic quality. That is, they do for creative problem-solving what catalysts do in chemical processes: they dissolve barriers and accelerate progress down more productive pathways.

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Drucker Apparel Chemicals Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Having a strong domestic manufacturing base is vital to the United States maintaining its world leadership in innovation. Producing biologics involves enough biochemistry, chemical engineering, and cell biology to make a graduate student wince. to Asia.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Offshoring Engineering Pharmaceuticals 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Build High-Quality Connections. By definition, high-quality connections generate relational energy. Jane Dutton and Emily Heaphy suggest several ways you can grow and improve high-quality connections, such as taking on a challenge at work with a group of like-minded people. Create Energizing Events.

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Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

When we perceive a threat, the amygdala sounds an alarm, releasing a cascade of chemicals in the body. We pay attention to the different qualities and textures of the sensations, and the way things change and shift. There are many different qualities of the breath, but we only need to learn about two: Rhythm and smoothness.

Emotional Intelligence 8

Emotional Intelligence Stress System Goleman 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

One option is for multinational companies to go flat out for market leadership in China; that is, try to be either No. They have learnt to offer global quality at low prices, squeezing multinational companies’ margins and profits. Go for Broke. 2 in the market.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Retail Chemicals Marketing 9

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 24, 2012

Guest post by By Hap Klopp and Brian Tarcy , Authors, Conquering the North Face: An Adventure in Leadership: I’ve seen it a thousand times in business—rejection of an idea or a person by virtue of corporate status. The embalming fluid of business is no mere chemical concoction dreamed up by heartless analysts. The problem is respect.

Chemicals 317

Chemicals Crisis Execution Fashion 317

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

While the middle class has been eroded by currency depreciation and recession, the Russian consumer remains technologically savvy, interested in quality Western brands, and able to spend.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. DDI’s High-Resolution Leadership study reviewed true assessment data from 10,000 global leaders and found no difference in the battle of the sexes for leadership skills.

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2018

The culmination was an incident at an insecticide plant in LaPorte, Texas, where, as a result of a basic process safety management failure , an extremely toxic chemical—methyl mercaptan—was released and two workers were overcome. They are then reviewed by the company’s Manufacturing Leadership Council.

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Operations Chemicals CEO Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

GM must embrace a culture where safety and quality come first,” Barra said at a company town hall meeting. “GM Both Ford and Chrysler’s hierarchies place safety directors closer to the CEO, and management experts told the AP that “safety ranks higher at other companies as well, especially food, drug, and chemical makers.

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Root Cause Analysis Edmondson Industry CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Link the pay of CEOs in the utilities industry to metrics that measure the safety of their operations; require the CEOs of chemical companies to improve environmental outcomes in the communities where they do production; hold hospital CEOs accountable for the quality of their care; make the CEOs of consumer products companies pursue innovations that (..)

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TSR CEO Incentives Long-term 9

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

My client (a different chemical company) later had a similar explosion. Prevention of loss in quality, purpose or vision. Going through the planning and implementation is a quality assurance process that strengthens any company. Learn more about Hank Moore and The Business Tree™ by visiting his website, www.HankMoore.com.

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Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 79

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Although the ghost of the Great Man still haunts leadership studies, most of us have recognized by now that successful organizations are the product of distributive, collective, and complementary leadership. Some of these try to identify certain recurring behavior patterns considered more or less effective in a leadership context.

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Leadership Chemicals Execution Influence 14