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Developing a picture

Seth Godin Blog

That used to involve putting film or paper into a chemical bath. Developing today has a totally different meaning. Software, careers, our culture–we develop them daily, adding a little bit at a time, toward the future we seek to create. The goal of the bath was to uncover what was already on the film.

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Stop Basing Your Self-Worth on Other People’s Opinions

Harvard Business

When we externalize our self-worth, we get emotionally and chemically rewarded when we succeed. To undo this, we need to develop an awareness of where our self-worth is internally anchored. People differ in what they believe they must be or do to have worth or value.

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Value Creation in Chemicals 2016: Navigating the Territory of Extremes

BCG

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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How to Generate Referrals Without Asking

Successful Independent Consulting

How do we systematize the business development process? It also makes us feel better chemically. When we’re kind or helpful to others, our brains get blasted with three pleasure chemicals: oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin—the so-called “Happiness Trifecta.” Now I gotta go hustle and get some more clients. ”

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New Regulations Place Sustainability and ESG at the Center of National and Global Business Competitiveness

Brimstone Consulting

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. If not, should it?

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How to Solve Your Talent Challenge (Creatively)

Organizational Talent Consulting

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. What if you developed a verbund talent strategy? We make a lot of the products you buy better.".

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What follows after the Eureka Moment: Consulting for Innovation Start-ups

Tom Spencer

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.