by Carol Sanford | May 30, 2011 | Business Development
I have a young protégé who was a sustainability director at Campbell’s Soup for a few years before she headed to Africa for volunteer work. She’s a scientist with a doctoral degree in water ecology and engineering. Often, as she walks through factories and offices,...
by Carol Sanford | Feb 9, 2011 | Business Development
On Monday the Responsible Business looked at the Egyptian protests from the tendency of many leaders to blame others for shortfalls that happen on their watch. I proposed that this was less an example of scapegoating than lack of capability to think systemically and...
by Carol Sanford | Sep 15, 2010 | Game-Changing Entrepreneurs
Chip Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, a chain of boutique hotels that have thrived in the downturn when the rest of the industry is in a death grip. He is also a “psychologist”. Well, at least he is very connected to humanist psychologist,...
by Carol Sanford | Aug 25, 2010 | Impact Investing
By R Paul Herman A Book Review R. Paul Herman has written a highly practical book. It is also educational. He has developed a system for scoring the combined profitability and responsibility of a company. This is useful for investors who want to make decisions with...
by Carol Sanford | Aug 12, 2010 | Business Development
We all like to think of ourselves as rationale, but so often we are not. So why are we surprised when Executives like Mark Hurd of HP make bad choices. It does raise the question about what drives irrational behavior. And how this behavior can include some...