BCG

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The chemical industry was once a top value creator, generating a five-year total shareholder return (TSR) above that of every other industry in BCG’s annual Value Creators ranking. Yet some chemical companies have been able to adapt, developing differentiated business models and generating excellent returns.

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BCG

APRIL 19, 2017

Rising concerns about sustainability are making it easier for chemical companies to build a business case for investments in sustainable products and services. Article Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Those willing to step up their strategic ambitions and build up their organization can pursue a variety of profitable opportunities.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 12, 2018

Craig Hatkoff, now a successful investor, philanthropist, and cofounder of the Tribeca Film Festival, was then fresh out of business school, working for Chemical Bank, and about to lose his job. In 1979 interest rates skyrocketed, rising to over 20%, causing real pain in the banking industry.

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Chemicals Banking Film Fashion 136

Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2020

How one woman, armed with a pen, took on some of the world’s most powerful chemical companies.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 3, 2018

Since the advent of agricultural chemicals in the nineteenth century, a variety of people have warned of risks to public health and the environment, but these people largely struggled to attract an audience until the late 1960s, when organic farming, natural food stores and organic food start-ups started to gain traction. Early Struggles.

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Chemicals Retail Case Interview Turnaround 135

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Who Gains From Using Chemical Weapons? Assad had the most to lose by using chemical weapons. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar have the most to gain, especially if chemical use was attributed to Syria (not the rebels). Rebels Admit Responsibility for Chemical Weapons Attack. Here are some additional links.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Andrew Liveris, the CEO of Dow Chemical, discusses the 120-year-old company’s ambitious sustainability agenda. He says an environmentally driven business model is good for the earth—and the bottom line.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Simon Sinek gives a ground breaking talk in which he explains the biological drivers of real leadership, and the natural chemicals ( endorphins , dopamine , serotonin and oxytocin ) that enable us to prosper, together. Leadership consulting dopamine endorphins leadership Management Consulting oxytocin real leadership serotonin Simon Sinek'

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Tom Spencer

MAY 29, 2013

Happiness releases dopamine, a chemical which stimulates the learning centres in the brain and enables you to operate with more intelligence, creativity, and energy than would otherwise be possible. Are you smiling?

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Chemicals Consulting Case Interview Energy 98

Harvard Business

JUNE 7, 2018

The value of developing capabilities became evident to a specialty chemical producer with lackluster margins. By analyzing the various products and their markets, the chemical producer found pricing opportunities that enabled it to increase earnings before interest and taxes by 35% within two years.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 24, 2013

air strikes in Syria that would send a message to the regime of President Bashar al Assad not to continue using chemical weapons against its civilians. intelligence continues to investigate an apparent large-scale chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime this week that may have killed as many as 1,000 civilians. Ready to Act.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 21, 2017

We also changed the level of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the space by controlling the number of common materials that emit these chemicals — e.g., surface cleaners, dry erase markers, dry cleaned clothing, and building materials. For the optimized environment, we increased the amount of outdoor air brought in to the space (i.e.,

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

When it comes to the plastics industry, the chemical recycling company Carbios is an instructive example of this delayed patenting strategy. The question was whether they should create their own recycling plant, or partner with other chemical recycling companies.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2023

The issue is that PFAS do not degrade or degrade very slowly, giving them the name “forever chemicals.” These forever chemicals are found in soil, waterways, food sources, and in our bodies – and they are associated with serious health conditions, including cancer and reduced birth weight.

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Harvard Business

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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BCG

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Slowing growth rates in the global chemicals industry will only worsen the problem. These disruptions are shifting the balance of power among major regional players and putting many Middle Eastern producers at risk of losing the competitive edge they long enjoyed from cheap feedstock.

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Tom Spencer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Simon Sinek gives a ground breaking talk in which he explains the biological drivers of real leadership, and the natural chemicals ( endorphins , dopamine , serotonin and oxytocin ) that enable us to prosper, together. Leadership consulting dopamine endorphins leadership Management Consulting oxytocin real leadership serotonin Simon Sinek'

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Leadership Chemicals Consulting Management 60

BCG

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Slowing growth rates in the global chemicals industry will only worsen the problem. These disruptions are shifting the balance of power among major regional players and putting many Middle Eastern producers at risk of losing the competitive edge they long enjoyed from cheap feedstock.

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Industry Chemicals Operations Development 67

MishTalk

AUGUST 30, 2013

Western efforts to co-ordinate action against the Assad regime in Syria over charges of chemical attacks against civilians were dealt a blow on Thursday night when UK prime minister David Cameron lost a vote in the House of Commons on the issue. UK Will Not Join War Against Syria. Freedom Fries are Out.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2018

When we are learning, we experience higher levels of brain activity and many feel-good brain chemicals are produced. The human brain is designed to learn, not just during our childhood school years but throughout our life spans. Managers would do well to remember that.

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Consultant Ninja

JULY 22, 2010

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 18, 2013

They were a management consulting firm whose clients were chemical and petroleum companies. Chemicals and Petroleum. However, the name remained the same – but IBM began to absorb other services companies with unique services offerings over the following 10 years. In 1998, IBM acquired The Chem Systems Group Inc. Automotive.

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Markovitz Consulting

MAY 1, 2019

For example, the global chemical company Chermours used process mining to analyze their order-to-cash process: It took the process mining effort four months to uncover how the actual process was performing (not just what the ERP documentation stated).

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Harvard Business

MAY 26, 2016

Among non-financial corporations, most of the effect is accounted for by just five industries: pharmaceuticals/chemicals, petroleum refining, transportation equipment/defense, utilities, and communications. First, the link between regulation and profits is highly concentrated in a small number of politically influential industries.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2016

Research attributes this to both structural and chemical differences in their brains. Another reason is that women typically worry more than men. According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, women are twice as likely as men to suffer from anxiety.

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Second, thanks to the minimal degradation of quality, there is a super-clean label (meaning the product will have few chemical-sounding, unpronounceable ingredients) and an incentive to add high-quality ingredients. Third, the food remains packaged at room temperature, and remains safe to eat for months on end.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 11, 2014

You may be manufacturing some chemical which, if not contained could wipe out half the countryside, or perhaps you have the word “nuclear” as part of your title. Clearly, you should do all in your power to mitigate the extent to which you affect the community. But what if even your best efforts don’t come close?

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MishTalk

APRIL 8, 2017

Those responding to Mish Twitter polls show serious skepticism about who is responsible for the chemical attack in Syria. Here are the results. more…).

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Chemicals 51

Harvard Business

AUGUST 30, 2018

We even have a novelty bias , wherein our brain is flooded with a pleasure chemical, dopamine, whenever we focus on something new. Our brain’s attentional system is programmed to respond to anything that’s pleasurable, threatening, or novel. In terms of our evolutionary history, this makes sense.

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1 to 1

MAY 9, 2013

A chemical manufacturer with a solid customer listening program noticed an uptick in complaints about pricing. It learned that some distributors were selling chemicals for applications in markets better served by off-the-shelf, commodity products. scientists to help innovative clients discover new applications for the chemicals).

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Chemicals Sales Analysis Training 44

Harvard Business

APRIL 25, 2017

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

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Apparel Chemicals Journal Agile 114

Seth Godin Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

Pharmacists used to mix chemicals by hand to create prescriptions. Opticians used to grind lenses from scratch. Lawyers used to start with an empty page. Graphic designers needed to know how to draw. All of these jobs are still important. None of them are the same as they were thirty years ago.

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Harvard Business

MAY 10, 2018

In another old-line industry, agriculture, Monsanto has steadily enhanced its core commodity chemicals business with data and analytics-based services to expand the value elements delivered. The service offers the possibility of enhancing an engineer’s marketability and growth and development.

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Strategy+Business

JULY 25, 2017

Thus far, however, the large incumbent chemical companies have remained aloof from the hive of activity at startups and in academic research labs. This revolution in the understanding of manipulation at the molecular level could reshape a range of businesses, including energy, construction, and manufacturing.

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Chemicals Construction Energy Research 53

MishTalk

AUGUST 28, 2013

As Mr Cordesman says, the US has lost its credibility to assert that Mr Assad ordered the use of the chemical weapons and it will be difficult to regain it with a document that is necessarily constrained about revealing its sources. The US government may trust the US government,” he says. I wait for the day McCain retires. Trust Us.

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Chemicals Government Financial Sales 66

Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

At an individual level, a lack of trust contributes to feelings of: Frustration Rejection Stress Anxiety Depression When we experience feelings of distrust, our body responds immediately at a bio-chemical level within less than a second. Cortisol, catecholamine, testosterone, and norepinephrine levels in our blood increase rapidly.

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Leadership Chemicals Meeting Study 65

Seth Godin Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

You can invest in a chemical process that involves an impermeable shine and be on high alert to avoid anything that might be damaging to that shine. There are two ways to make your shoes scuff-proof: 1. You can wear well-worn, authentic shoes that are already scuffed.

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Chemicals 51