Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2017

The largest share of immigrants were involved in developing medical technology inventions, such as surgical sutures. economy at this time – specifically electricity and chemicals, which accounted for 13.9% technological development over the long-run, we constructed a measure that we call foreign-born expertise. of all U.S.

Research 36

Research Chemicals Video Study 36

Management Consulted

AUGUST 28, 2013

After he graduated from Northwestern University (Chicago, IL), he developed the idea that companies would become more successful if they called on someone outside of their organization to offer expert, unbiased advice. This idea became a theory, and he developed a practice. How did he think up such a career? Organization and Change.

Interviews 181

Interviews Culture Company Case Interview 181

Management Consulted

DECEMBER 11, 2016

The firm has developed an impressive client list of many Fortune 500 companies from a variety of industries, but the majority of its business comes from pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical technology firms. Simon-Kucher is not a publicly traded company, and has a very unique leadership structure. Chemicals & Materials.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Case Interview Automotive 100

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

McKinsey works relentlessly towards promoting gender diversity in the Gulf, and empowers their women in leadership. Deloitte has received many awards such as Best Employer in the Middle East, Best Consulting Firm, and the Middle East Training & Development Excellence award. bravo Deloitte!).

Oliver Wyman 160

Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

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. ” I’ve always been a believer in the principle of celebrating what you want to see more of.

Apparel 32

Apparel Chemicals Journal Agile 32

Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team). Doing so not only reduces costs but avoids the potential frictions that come from adding a new member to a team (e.g.,

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Chemicals 28

Harvard Business

APRIL 22, 2016

A few years later, she joined a start-up called BioAmber, producing chemical intermediates using sugars instead of fossil fuels. Most companies focus on thirty-somethings as high-potential talent to be developed and accelerated with job mobility and stretch assignments – acting as if careers are made (or not) before the age of 40.

Talent 28

Talent Real Estate Education Chemicals 28

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

In 2005, the firm developed their first 5-year plan with a goal to double revenues from approximately $427M to $1B in 5 years. There are 2 Senior Vice Presidents as well – one heads up Strategic Development and the other serves as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Petroleum & Chemicals. Leadership Forums.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

APRIL 4, 2016

But just four months into his new job, as a business unit leader at a large specialty chemicals and plastics manufacturer, he was struggling with the challenges of handling a global business with more than 3000 employees. “So taking new roles is just part of their jobs and a core part of their development.” What to do?

Turnaround 28

Turnaround Chemicals Study Company 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In one case, two operational leaders at Kelly Services, a workforce solutions firm, created a Business Resource Group to promote leadership development and increase employee engagement. In a large petro-chemical company, for example, we found a lot of de-energizing relationships — and most of them emanated from the leaders.

Energy 28

Energy Study Chemicals Research 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Levine talked with HBR about her firm’s sustainability efforts as part of the Future Economy Project, an HBR initiative that shares real-world lessons on sustainability leadership. Chairman and CEO, the Dow Chemical Company , and Executive Chairman, DowDuPont. HBR: Why did you decide to pursue a sustainability agenda?

Energy 28

Energy Efficiency Data Policies 28

Leadership Vision Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

How Empathy Changed After my infusion of chemicals, I felt like someone stole my facial expressions. When it was her turn, one woman with Connectedness , Empathy and Developer , humbly and confidently walked up to the front, put her big poster size paper on the easel, and began to present. She beamed about this person.

Training 20

Training Training Chemicals Talent 20

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 16, 2016

BTS Group specializes in digital technology, leadership development, sales training, and assessments. However, the firm operates in five main practice areas: Assessments, Business Acumen, Leadership Development, Sales Training, and Strategy Execution. Leadership Development. Research & Development.

Groups 100

Groups Interviews Culture Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

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.

Operations 59

Operations Chemicals Metrics System 59

Consulting Success

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He started out as a MBA/chemical engineer with years of experience in the design field and great success in operations, but decided that his talents and passions could truly be put to use when he pursued his dream of helping companies achieve success. He was seeking a senior leadership role with leadership, but things didn’t work out.

Consulting 128

Consulting How To Engineering Chemicals 128

Consulting Matters

JANUARY 23, 2020

And as agriculture developed enough to create surplus product, the marketplace was born. This double bind plays out in many ways but shows up particularly in communication and leadership styles. It is an amazing time for women in leadership. When women have children, it changes their brain.

Operations 218

Operations Travel Chemicals System 218

Kates Kesler

JUNE 11, 2014

He installed heavy-weight market leaders in key growth markets (much as GE has done) to bring management attention to market development, commercial capability, and relationships with government entities. The strategy worked until growth slowed in both developed and developing markets. How will we choose to compete?

Apparel 82

Apparel Healthcare Enterprise Chemicals 82

Harvard Business

JULY 21, 2017

But the ones who really understand the issue see gender balance as not just a numbers game but part of a broader, more strategic cultural shift that includes developing leadership teams representing geographically diffuse markets. The senior leadership team of 35 was dominated by Dutch men. How did he do it?

Culture 28

Culture Talent Leadership Groups 28

Tsavo Neal

MAY 29, 2020

Experts are experts because of their thought-leadership (articles, whitepapers, speaking, courses, intellectual property, etc). When you publish your thought-leadership (combined with specialization), you’ll attain expert status much more quickly. It is not about solutions or technology or chemicals or lines of code or artichokes.

B2B 15

B2B Intellectual Property B2C Video 15

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders. What does this mean for workforce learning and development? In particular, we see several interesting developments: Technology-supported peer learning is disrupting the old paradigm. Development, not deficiency, is motivating learning. Insight Center. Sponsored by Korn Ferry.

Agile 28

Agile Development Talent Deloitte 28

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Big themes are great, but periodically a specific example of leadership seems worthy of extra attention.

Energy 28

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Healthcare (e.g.,

Telecommunications 28

Telecommunications Biotechnology Survey Healthcare 28