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Avoiding food waste confusion

Seth Godin Blog

When we price carbon accurately, the efficient market will start to pay more attention to harvesting the last peach, or shifting to drip irrigation, vertical farms or simple techniques that have enormous benefits. It creates efficiencies and shifts our focus away from dead-end consumption.

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

Driving creativity within an organization's culture is increasingly vital for leaders. BASF is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world. At BASF, chemical production sites are highly interlinked product flows resulting in efficient uses of resources.

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A.T. Kearney Interview & Culture

Management Consulted

KEARNEY INTERVIEW AND CULTURE. Their focus is on: structure and governance, processes, technology enablement, resource configuration and capabilities and culture. Thus, they work towards creating or upgrading current purchasing processes to enhance efficiency and maximize savings. Culture, culture, culture.

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Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 4: What Does “Agile” Mean?

Johanna Rothman

It didn't matter what kind of a product: a control system for a factory line, an inspection system for car parts, analytical chemical instrumentation. At that time, I didn't realize agile approaches required a culture transformation. When I worked directly with the customer, I got more feedback. Manage Your Project Portfolio.

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Is There a Shortage of Skilled Workers? My Own Personal Experiences

MishTalk

I did not like the cultural change so I left and became an independent consultant. That job ended when Chase and Chemical merged. The weakening demand during recessions forces firms to look for new ways to be more efficient to cope with hard times. I have been through more bank mergers than one could imagine.

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Why This Health System Offers Refunds to Dissatisfied Patients

Harvard Business

In November 2015 Geisinger Health System launched its ProvenExperience program – a wide-ranging cultural and process reengineering initiative whose long-term goal is not just to assure the best customer experience in healthcare, but to offer the best customer experience of any industry.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Facing strict regulation on chemical release and competition from flowers from Africa, the Dutch flower industry developed a closed-loop system that grows flowers hydroponically in greenhouses, lowering risk of infestation and reducing the use of fertilizers and pesticides. In 2005, they launched a U.S.

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