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For many companies in consumer packaged goods and associated sectors, the diagnosis is familiar. Growth is hard to secure. Price increases face resistance, and costs continue to rise. Demand has […]

I have worked in and around the chemical industry for forty years, first as an executive and now as an advisor and search partner to its leaders. Few industries have […]

The petrochemical industry, once defined by stability and steady career progression, now faces a dual leadership challenge: an aging executive base and a shrinking pool of next-generation executives ready to […]

I have spent more than 25 years in the packaging world, as an executive in one of its largest companies, as a demanding customer, as a supplier, and today as […]

Watch on Spotify (4mins.) Have you ever paused to think about the words you use when talking about your company? Do you naturally say we in conversation when referring to […]

The “Law of the Magic Third,” as explored in Big Think*, suggests a simple but profound truth — once about a third of a team represents diverse perspectives, something transformative […]