The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

” Values-based leadership. He outlines a number of core ways companies can pursue “purpose plus profit”, including: Create a new model or market. When you truly embrace social responsibility you can often create new markets, such as the various neobanks that have incorporated sustainability from day 1.

Cooper 117

Cooper Long-term Politics Energy 117

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.”

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. Demonstrate the leadership and clarity that will drive not only [your] own investment returns but also the prosperity and security of [your] fellow citizens.”. That’s much more motivating than saying, “I’m going to go to work today and I’m going to sell a can of chemicals.”

CEO 161

CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

The Practical Leader

JANUARY 23, 2012

Good Company is an inspiring and uplifting read for those of us working to bring about a values-based leadership revolution. Some of the 20 companies in the “low” category included Berkshire Hathaway, Exxon Mobil, News Corp, Dow Chemical, and General Dynamics.

Company 53

Company Parcell Books Review 53

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The realities of globalization, with increasing emphasis on emerging markets, present corporate leaders with enormous challenges in developing the leaders required to run global organizations. They hire technical specialists, local experts, and country managers from emerging markets but rarely promote them to corporate positions.

Globalization 19

Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 19

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking. Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns.

Innovation 19

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 19

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

Going after future opportunities at the micromarket level can seem risky, but basing strategy on old views of markets and their past performance is riskier still. The first step is to overlay the rough allocation of resources across markets on the basis of their overall potential. Consider the case of a chemicals company.

B2B 16

B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

This was not a huge surprise — any report can tell you the rising percentage of technology ownership among families in emerging markets. In prioritizing parents' deeper needs, our client regained market leadership. Why E-mail Marketing Is King. When the Data Trail Goes Cold. But that's where the data trail ended.

Trends 19

Trends Marketing Chemicals Innovation 19

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

At the Chemical Heritage Foundation's recent seminar on advanced materials innovation, a half-dozen R&D leaders collectively commanding billions in spend couldn't have been more excited about the market potential for their new materials. He wasn't being glib. They don't want geeks and nerds undermining those relationships.

Innovation 15

Innovation Budgeting Chemicals Seminar 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. I wrote a couple of months ago about Chinas leadership in the clean tech race , but at the macro level. Thats what Chinas Hi-Tech Fair is doing. Its another thing to see the green focus up close.

NGO 15

NGO Chemicals Guidelines Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

COO 16

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 16

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

Despite entering the world’s largest personal care products market in 1996, Revlon was able to generate just 2% of sales from China 17 years later. One option is for multinational companies to go flat out for market leadership in China; that is, try to be either No. 2 in the market. Go for Broke.

Supply Chain 13

Supply Chain Retail Marketing Chemicals 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 21, 2017

economy at this time – specifically electricity and chemicals, which accounted for 13.9% Our evidence is therefore consistent with classic notions of discrimination, where the wage income of certain types of individuals in the market is lower due to factors unrelated to their productivity. of all U.S.

Innovation 15

Innovation Long-term Technology Chemicals 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The lure of establishing an organization that uses market mechanisms to achieve its mission is substantial. The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. Some are recent graduates.

Constraint 11

Constraint Real Estate Entrepreneur Chemicals 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

While "running out" isn't really the right phrase, it's clear that delivering many commodities to market is getting harder and more expensive (we don't dig for oil a mile under the ocean for the heck of it). Markets have a remarkable way of sorting the wheat from the chaff. trillion market for clothes and shoes.

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Break up a strategic function in response to underperformance in the wake of severe market disruptions? Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? Lynanne Kunkle, VP-Global Talent Development and HR-Asia for Whirlpool, is a case in point.

CFO 15

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2013

Where was its leadership bench? Is the problem that P&G produces outstanding specialists in marketing but not general managers who can run the business? Why are so many companies struggling with a crisis of their leadership bench? chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). Is P&G no longer an academy company?

Succession 9

Succession Telecommunications Biotechnology Real Estate 9

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We continue the servant leadership interview series with a real treat. I was honored to have Jim Hunter sit down for an interview on Servant Leadership. Jim has over 30 years of experience teaching and consulting on servant leadership principles. Steve: It’s Leadership 291, it’s called, “Becoming an Influential Leader”.

Leadership 100

Leadership Servant Leader Airlines Learning-by-Doing 100

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

At the hoary age of 128, it had already beat the odds twice over when it lost its place to chemical maker LyondellBasell at close of trading this year on September 4 th. As the two markets homogenized into a general mass American market, focused mail-order retailers like Sears and Montgomery Ward saw sales and profits drop.

Retail 12

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 12

Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 12, 2018

The results of these studies, captured from subjects operating under real or near-real conditions, has put the nature vs nurture debate on leadership to rest. Better leadership is emerging as the defining quality that governs the ability to attain positive outcomes and get the best performance possible out of teams.

Organization 267

Organization Self-aware Stress Leadership Styles 267

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2016

And while two years of shrinking GDP growth , sanctions , and a volatile ruble have led some companies like GM to leave the market, there has not been a large-scale exodus of MNCs from Russia. For multinational firms, Russia’s attractiveness lies primarily in the size and sophistication of its market.

Depreciation 8

Depreciation B2B Price Crisis 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 8, 2018

Guest post from Larry Ackerman: Change, and the need to keep pace with it, has been a dominant leadership challenge for at least three decades. Taking this approach to leadership is the secret to staying relevant, no matter how much change is going on in the outside world.

Chemicals 149

Chemicals Short-term Insurance Long-term 149

Harvard Business Review

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?

Diversity 8

Diversity CFO Globalization Video 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 17, 2015

While there are some factors that make social innovation more likely than not — such as intrapreneurs who will champion them — Davis and White find that competing for talent, strong brands, and leadership transitions all correlate with stronger social initiatives.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Supply Chain Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

Consider Staples, the office-supplies retailer, which had tumbled from being the market leader to being a third of the new leader’s size by 1992. the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team). Don’t underestimate the importance of cultural fit.

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2016

A few years later, she joined a start-up called BioAmber, producing chemical intermediates using sugars instead of fossil fuels. ” Odile de Damas-Nottin was appointed Senior VP HR of oil group Total’s Marketing & Services division at age 52 and promoted to the TOTAL Group’s Executive Team (32 people) at 54.

Career 8

Career Real Estate Learning Curve Education 8

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 19, 2014

A friend of mine is a chemical plant manager and he said that he pays his engineers $110k and he is worried that they aren’t paying enough. Also, it’s one of those majors that will never trend or be posted on Yahoo as a growing area, so the market never gets flooded for food scientists and they are always in high demand.

Career 191

Career Real Estate Engineering Education 191

Harvard Business Review

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. What to do?

Execution 8

Execution Learning Curve Competitive Advantage Chemicals 8

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 27, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Reply Generate Huge Profits With Social Media Marketing says: March 27, 2010 at 9:47 pm [.] He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Hillingdon Mediation, ken AA.

Skills 200

Skills Engineering Video FAQ 200

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 10, 2010

Here are some examples of perceptions stated as facts: “It’s cold (or hot) in here.&# “The iPod (or some other brand) is the best mp3 player on the market.&# “Ford (Chevy,Honda, etc) is the best car maker.&# “Avatar (The Hurt Locker, The Blind Side, etc.) The iPod is the best mp3 player on the market.

Engineering 212

Engineering Tips Video Skills 212

The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 31, 2010

It could be a business direction decision – what product to launch ( or cancel), how to offer a service, or what market to enter ( or leave). He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. Earlier in my life, these road blocks discouraged me.

Engineering 105

Engineering Learning-by-Doing FAQ Self-aware 105

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Co-founder Partners in Health.

Executive Coaching 70

Executive Coaching CEO Banking Magazine 70

The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 31, 2010

He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. All Best News | Promotional Content Marketing Wisdom says: March 31, 2010 at 6:29 pm [.] He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. Guy Harris said: DISC Model FAQ’s: Can Four Styles Really Describe Everyone? Guy … [.]

FAQ 114

FAQ Letter Engineering Video 114

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 25, 2013

My client (a different chemical company) later had a similar explosion. Prevention of leaks in customer information and losses in company market position. Crises can have many liabilities upon companies, including loss of profits and market share. Body of Knowledge. About the Author.

Crisis Management 72

Crisis Management Crisis Risk Management Budgeting 72

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Bill George is best-known as the former CEO of Medtronic, where the company's market cap grew from $1.1 The new book is about how to create a great personal board of directors or tribe, along with all the norms, practices, and feedback mechanisms to support your leadership (and life). billion to $60 billion during his tenure.

Open-book 12

Open-book Chemicals Chief Operating Officer Learning-by-Doing 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

The directors of Procter & Gamble, for instance, have established an Innovation and Technology committee; the board of specialty-chemical maker Clariant has done the same; and Pfizer has created a Science and Technology committee. How Samsung Gets Innovations to Market. Boards Innovation Leadership' An HBR Insight Center.

Innovation 10

Innovation Committee Charan Technology 10