Leadership Skills

Use TRIZ to Plan, Forecast and Think Strategically

June

2005

Career Catalyst

Jack Hipple

The TRIZ principles and techniques used to solve technical problems inventively can be adapted to run a business more effectively and more profitably.

Solve Problems Inventively

April

2005

Career Catalyst

Jack Hipple

The TRIZ methodology encourages you to approach problems from a different angle. Here’s a primer on the basics of the technique and the tools available to implement it.

Use TRIZ in Reverse to Analyze Failures

May

2005

Career Catalyst

Jack Hipple

Asking “how could I make this fail?” can help you to identify potential problems that you might not otherwise have considered.

GENENTECH: A Rich History of Chemical Engineering Innovation

Nov 10, 2010

Ann L. Lee

Throughout its history, Genentech scientists and engineers pioneered and then exploited the use of recombinant DNA technology to develop and manufacture proteins and monoclonal antibodies for therapeutic use. Today an entire industry uses these genetic engineering techniques in pursuit of novel...

Chemical Engineering In a Complex World: Grand Challenges, Vast Opportunities

Nov 9, 2010

Julio M. Ottino

The Institute Lecture provides an opportunity to take a long view of chemical engineering – both where we have been and what opportunities lie ahead. By the mid-1970 to 1980s ChE had organized itself around an accepted set of principles, largely science-based, with mathematics and analysis...

Open Innovation from the Perspective of a Diversified Fortune 500 Company: Effective Management of the University-Company Interface

Nov 10, 2009

Robert R. Gruetzmacher

The title of this session is an expression of the interest on the part of companies and universities to work together to create business opportunity. Universities are becoming key sources of discovery and with recent changes in government funding (amount and process) academia will be playing an...

Managing Innovation in ConocoPhillips R&D

Nov 8, 2009

James Scinta

ConocoPhillips was formed in 2002 and it developed several approaches to developing a robust R&D portfolio. These initiatives were launched to encourage idea generation, project execution, and the conversion of ideas to commercial success. This paper will provide information on some of the...

Restoring Public Trust: Why Ethics and Transparency Are Vital to Business Success

Apr 26, 2009

Alan L. Boeckmann

Special keynote address given by Alan L. Boeckmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fluor Corporation, one of the world's leading and largest engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services companies. This keynote address is sponsored by AIChE's Fuels and Petrochemicals...

Recruit for Retention

April

2004

Career Catalyst

Partick Ropella

The most successful employee-retention programs begin with recruiting and hiring the individual who best matches the position and best fits into the company's culture.

Caught in the Act

September

2002

Career Catalyst

Jody Urquhart

To acknowledge people in a meaningful way, catch them doing good things and recognize their efforts.

Succeed in Business in the Far East

January

2001

Career Catalyst

Lionel F. Laroche, Susan Morey

Understand what is expected of you when traveling to this burgeioning part of the world.

Leadership: The Skill Most Needed

June

2004

Career Catalyst

Stanley I. Proctor

Do you have leadership potential? This article explores the differences between leadership and management, the qualities of a good leader, different leadership styles and where they are effective and not effective, and other issues.

Succeed in Business in Eastern Europe

November

2002

Career Catalyst

Lionel F. Laroche, Susan Morey

Eastern Europe is a significant potential market for Western corporations. There are plenty of opportunities for success if you learn to do business in a way that meshes with Eastern European expectations of how business should be done.