Stress hits again or The Five Year Syndrome.
I read that a UK business magazine published a study on managers’ resistance to job stress. According to this study, women managers break after five years on the job. M ale managers resist longer but they lose creativity and energy after the five year period.
Five years equal some 55 months work or 1,210 days, or 9,680 hours on average. Continue reading
Confusion surrounding ISO 9001 has caused many organizations across the globe untold troubles. The upcoming revision of ISO 9001, due later this year, offers yet another source of confusion: the concept of risk-based thinking (RBT). Some are responding to this new requirement with suggestions for companies to use risk assessment tools to provide (easy?) evidence of risk-based thinking. Continue reading
Nothing is more flattering than a promotion. The statement is that you know your job well and that the executives choose you as a leader. Leaders are chosen and appointed – regardless of the desires of the employee to become a leader.
So why is it so hard to move from an individual contributor to a leader? Continue reading
Social media is influencing the chemical industry to move beyond compliance. The potential for brand damage and lower sales caused by negative campaigns is driving companies to change their products based on consumer demands. Continue reading