Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Innovation ranks fifth, after more-conventional concerns such as attracting and retaining top talent and the regulatory environment. This isn’t all that surprising given the level of innovation activity in these sectors, but directors operating in similarly disrupted sectors should take note.

Telecommunications 31

Telecommunications Survey Biotechnology Industry 31

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

Harvard Business

JANUARY 19, 2018

But Anderson, who had served as an independent director on the company’s board for several years, did this through having “tremendous relationships and credibility with the operating executives.” He said while his successor had considerable talents, he failed to conform to these social rules.

Strategy 28

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Chemicals 28

MishTalk

MAY 21, 2014

Boom, Bust, and the Global Race for Scientific Talent , just published by Princeton University Press. That job ended when Chase and Chemical merged. million STEM jobs vs. 12.1 million people with STEM degrees. I was an assistant vice president at Harris Bank when Bank of Montreal bought them out. My first contract was at Chase.

Engineering 77

Engineering Banking Education Training 77

Management Consulted

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

They did much of the work piecing together Mr. Madoff’s money trail and just recently flew over to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Government, who hired FTI to improve operations of utilities and highway units (2014). Petroleum & Chemicals. An inconsistent culture could also mean a lack of transparency in operations or management.

Interviews 100

Interviews Culture Consulting Case Interview 100

Harvard Business

JULY 15, 2016

Today the company has annual revenues above $20 billion, competes in healthcare and electronics operations and derives significant revenues from document solutions. ” For Kodak, that’s the difference between framing itself as a chemical film company vs. an imaging company vs. a moment-sharing company.

Film 28

Film Balance Sheet Chemicals Engineering 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

You attract talent, and people are more likely to devote their discretionary time to your projects. 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. This occurs because people want to be around you.

Energy 28

Energy Study Chemicals Research 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. Nine big brands with operations in Ohio publicly pressed the state to reinstate energy efficiency and renewable energy portfolio standards.

Energy 28

Energy Chemicals Banking Financial 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). We also found that industry matters.

Telecommunications 28

Telecommunications Biotechnology Survey Healthcare 28