Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

My background is in chemical engineering, including time in the oil and chemical industries, where core assets were operated 24/7. It led me to wonder: why didnt 24/7 operation happen for office assets? No oil refinery or power station would be allowed to operate at those levels of utilisation.

Management 52

Management Chemicals Bureaucracy Operations 52

Strategy Driven

JULY 10, 2013

StrategyDriven is proud to announce the launch of a risk management resource forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help leaders effectively address their most pressing operational risks. You just finished reading StrategyDriven Launches Operational Risk Management Resource Forum !

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Risk Management Operations Resources Management 58

Chartered Management Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With 40 fire stations, we operate 24/7, responding to emergencies including fires, floods, chemical spills and accidents. Blog This is a space for people to stay up-to-date with all the latest knowledge, opinions and commentary on management and leadership topics from some industry leaders.

Management 52

Management Chemicals Agility Commitment 52

Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 25, 2016

Steve Shifman, CEO of Michelman (a fast-growing specialty chemicals company), told me the need for a learning organization is an absolute essential: “Otherwise the bell curve shifts to the right with today’s rate of change and our knowledge base slides toward the average middle.”

Competitive Advantage 150

Competitive Advantage Chemicals Learning-by-Doing Learning Organization 150

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 13, 2022

” Values-based leadership. ” This extends to being active participants in each of the regions in which they operate. The global nature of the firm allows it to be an activist on the international stage as it not only operates in over 220 countries and regions but cooperates with companies and governments when doing so.

Cooper 117

Cooper Long-term Politics Energy 117

In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. What is the definition of strategy?

Strategy 131

Strategy CEO Company Competitive Advantage 131

RapidStart Leadership

JULY 6, 2017

Conflict is inevitable in any human enterprise; how we handle that conflict is where leadership comes in. The force that fires these rockets upward comes from a simple chemical reaction. leadership Click To Tweet. Build in some operating space. Do our reflexive reactions cause unnecessary fireworks? Change the mixture.

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Covey Hammer Construction Chemicals 125

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing. “Better Seed for a Brighter Future. How’s that for spin?

Strategy 97

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 97

Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

If retail operations can more reliably keep their discretionary relationships with people who have to pay for that relationship than we can with our employees, who earn their livelihood with us, we need to take a serious look at how we’re creating the environment for those relationships. It’s more than simply clumsy leadership.

CEO 161

CEO Short-term Learning-by-Doing Blanchard 161

Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2013

After the several recent catastrophic industrial accidents within the United States, including the devastating explosions at a Texas fertilizer plant and Louisiana chemical plant, StrategyDriven wanted to help industrial and utility leaders reduce the risk of similar accidents at their facilities. Download the white paper by clicking here.

White Paper 60

White Paper Industry Risk Management Chief Operating Officer 60

LDRLB

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We create the seeds, the traits, and crop protection chemicals that help farmers produce more food using fewer resources.” billion in sales) provides huge economies of scale throughout the operation, especially in production, fixed overheads, distribution and marketing. “Better Seed for a Brighter Future. How’s that for spin?

Strategy 74

Strategy Company Competitive Advantage Chemicals 74

The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Hospital operating rooms could go dark. He even helped the company expand its leadership development programs to include role descriptions, personal feedback, and coaching on how to strengthen spirit and meaning. In today’s environment, this is one of the toughest aspects of leadership. Cars could malfunction.

Budgeting 69

Budgeting Chemicals Wilde Products 69

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

To address these needs, new approaches for developing global leaders are required: The diversity of top leadership should reflect the diversity of the firm's customers. Rather than concentrating on the on the top 50 leaders, global companies need to develop hundreds, even thousands, of leaders comfortable operating in a variety of cultures.

Globalization 19

Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 19

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Although the ghost of the Great Man still haunts leadership studies, most of us have recognized by now that successful organizations are the product of distributive, collective, and complementary leadership. She was at sea, however, in a more operational role. What can be done to prevent a situation like the one with Kate?

Leadership 15

Leadership Chemicals Execution Influence 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. That was fast, Liu thought.

Case Study 14

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 14

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. What do you think?

COO 15

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2012

Consider the case of a chemicals company. Another might be made up of markets with similar operating cost structures. Finding growth with big data is more than an add-on; it affects every aspect of a business, requiring a change in mind-set from leadership down to the front lines.

B2B 15

B2B Chemicals Analysis B2C 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

It is of even greater importance if a major act of terrorism involving nuclear, chemical, biological or cyber weapons occurs, either in private sector facilities or public spaces that impact private employers. But, the Gulf spill was a national issue, which required governmental direction, responsibility and accountability. Heineman, Jr.,

Crisis Management 16

Crisis Management Crisis Management Chemicals 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2011

Instead, the Commission's focus in the report is on the immediate causes of the explosion and on the individual and collective failures of BP (owner), Transocean (rig operator) and Haliburton (construction services) to assess and mitigate immediate risks — and to have effective crisis response plans. (It

Analysis 15

Analysis Report Operations System 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

Ironically, my story is a story of overcoming my own biases about diversity—and then using these hard-won insights to build one of the most diverse leadership teams and board of directors in the world. Recognize that a diverse leadership team delivers superior long-term performance. John McArthur).

Team 15

Team Diversity Mentor CFO 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The US-based company used to be a diversified industrial group, with activities in all types of glass, chemicals, paints, optical materials, and biomedical systems. PPG (originally “Pittsburgh Plate Glass”) is a splendid example of such a transformation. Safeguard the short-term performance of the ongoing business.

Company 14

Company Chemicals Short-term How To 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? This transformation took time to play out and involved both displacements of incumbents operating in outdated modes and the emergence of new “feeder” roles for those aspiring to the C-suite.

CFO 15

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

As the senior HR executive in charge of managing overseas assignments, Anton Danois made a point of spending time with Streuvels Chemicals' expatriate employees and their families. But managing European chemical plants was what he knew best, not overseeing an international mobility department. Ana looked down into her tea.

Case Study 14

Case Study Chemicals ROI Engineering 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers.

Constraint 11

Constraint Real Estate Entrepreneur Chemicals 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

It''s a lawyerly, exhaustive, exhausting rundown of all the things that could possibly weigh on the earnings of a giant global bank, from regulatory changes to loans going bad to a liquidity crisis to the possibility that "one or more of its employees causes a significant operational breakdown or failure."

Banking 11

Banking Crisis CEO Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

So it's no wonder that business started to wake up to the serious danger that storms and shortages present to their operations, both from direct damage to property and from massive production interruptions (i.e., A list of floods that devastated lives, homes, and countries this year would be tragically long. business continuity").

Supply Chain 17

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 17

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2011

If CEOs are going to operate for stakeholder value — rather than just for shareholder value — then their pay ought to be structured in a way that supports them doing so. This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System.

TSR 13

TSR CEO Incentives Long-term 13

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

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. Competition Leadership Retail' Founded in 1886 as a mail-order watch retailer, Sears was already 71 when it became an original member of the S&P 500 in 1957.

Retail 12

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

How can you make core business operations more sustainable? And what type of leadership will take us there? Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. They will help us answer questions like: How does sustainability fit into a company’s strategy? Business leaders who responded to our call: Dominic Barton. Marc Benioff. Indra Nooyi.

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

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.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

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. When I joined Facebook in 2010, it was already well established that sustainability was central to the way that we operated. Andrew Liveris.

Project 8

Project Energy Efficiency Policies 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. This was followed by an eight-year “plateau” in her thirties, running training for the French operation, when she had her three children. This propelled her into a re-accelerated career phase.

Career 8

Career Real Estate Learning Curve Education 8

Harvard Business Review

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.” the danger that the newcomer will clash for political or personality reasons with members of the leadership team).

Strategy 8

Strategy Chief Financial Officer Short-term Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

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 8

Energy Health Care Leadership Pipeline Quality 8