Dawn Houghton on LinkedIn: Neat article, where to go based on your favorite wine. #wine #winetours (2024)

Unbelievably, today is the 10 year anniversary of my corporate retirement! It is also about a year since I really retired. Time sure does fly by. Here's a few random things I've learned along the way:- I loved my work, but I might like retirement more. I certainly like sleeping in.- Travel for pleasure beats travel for business hands down.- Grandchildren are amazing!- Live life to the fullest because you never know what tomorrow will bring!- Enjoy the journey....Happy New Year!....and GO BLUE! 〽️💙💛

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It is with great sadness I am sharing the recent passing of Rebecca Dilnik. Becky was one of a kind - an amazing person who was smart and insightful in both creative and analytical ways. I was fortunate to work closely with Becky for 20+ years. Innovation at Kimberly-Clark is better because of her contributions. People who worked with Becky are better people because they knew her. Becky challenged those around her to think differently, stand up for what they believe in, take on challenges no one has done before, work hard to deliver impressive results, and yet always stay true to yourself (and have some fun while you're at it!). She knew her family was most important in life and she treated her teammates like family. She will be missed.Please help keep Becky's memory strong by taking a moment to remember. The family is planning to share a moment of silence Thursday 2/2/2023 at 2pm.

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There are many stakeholders of a corporate brand - customers, shareholders, AND employees.

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Today I turn 65. I guess it is time to retire for real! I remember when people turned 65 and retired from a corporate career there was a celebration in the cafeteria with a big cake where co-workers roasted the retiree. It's not like that anymore. I actually left corporate life in 2014 after 21 years with Kimberly-Clark and 14 years with Procter & Gamble with no party just a few goodbyes. Since then, I have been consulting part time as "Dawn of Innovation" and now seems like a good time for "Dawn of a New (retirement) Era".I have great memories of an amazing career working with so many talented people. I am proud of all we have done together - the ideas we created, new products we developed, and businesses we have grown. I have enjoyed the challenges, the travel, and the people. No party, no cake just a 3 guess Wordle day, a swim in the pool, takeout from my favorite restaurant, time to plan for our next vacation, and getting ready for more family time with Adrienne Houghton and Monica Houghton. I may be retired, but I was promoted to Grandma in 2019! #retirement

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Early 2020, I mentioned my experience creating 2020 visions. Now that we near the end of 2020 I reflect on another experience I had leading trend workshops helping business teams with scenario planning. Often we would discuss a pandemic scenario. There would be an increased concern about germs. Consumers would want more sanitizers, more facial tissues, more paper towels, more hand wipes, more disinfectants, more cleaning wipes. Then we would give the pandemic scenario a low probability and focus on something else! Here's the punchline...never did we predict a run on toilet paper! Moral of the story...do not discount low probability events. Hang in there, 2021 is coming soon. #pandemic2020 #futureinsights

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To my Pulp & Paper friends: if you are interested in participating in an expert discussion board on the future of pulp and paper processing, here is a link to a Currnt advisory board. These are interesting to participate in and you can even earn a little something. https://lnkd.in/eU3jRrn

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Throughout my career I have always been in baby diapers where I have seen an amazing 40+ years of innovation. At P&G, I worked on the Luvs test market introducing shaped elasticized diapers and was the first to put superabsorbents in a diaper using dual layered cores for Pampers. At K-C, I witnessed many innovations and brand expansion programs on Huggies and Pull-Ups. As Dawn of Innovation, I even helped Softex Indonesia as they grew the Sweety and Happy Nappy brands.Now I am hoping to use my diaper expertise in a new way as I was "promoted" to grandmother last November. With that in mind, I am sharing a recent conversation between my daughter and the pediatrician:Daughter - My mom says we should let the baby "air out" during diaper changes, do you agree?Pediatrician - Let me tell you what I have to say about grandparents. Listen to them when they are there and then do whatever you want when they leave.Daughter - In this case, Grandma worked in diaper research for over 40 years and even has diaper patents.Pediatrician - Well maybe you should do what she says.Nice to know all the diaper experience helps make me a Grandma worth listening to! #baby

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I recall creating many long term business visions for the year 2020. Always loved the name 2020 Vision! It seemed so far away, but here we are. May your year be bright and your vision clear! Happy New Year! 🎉🥂🍾

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Environmental initiative in diapers by Softex Indonesia!https://lnkd.in/eRMQkta #diapers #sustainabilitymatters #environmentallyconscious #makingadifference

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