by Carol Sanford | Jul 13, 2011 | Business Development
Providing feedback to peers, subordinates, and even superiors—particularly the 360 Degree view of performance appraisal—became popular as scientists and engineers began to understand how cybernetic systems work in computer applications. The creators of these...
by Carol Sanford | Jun 20, 2011 | Business Development
Lately there’s a lot of conversation among business people about “doing good” in the world, rather than settling for doing “less bad.” Two weeks ago, at Sustainable Brands 2011 in Monterey, California, the conversation became a little louder and more intense—partly...
by Carol Sanford | Jun 14, 2011 | Business Development
There is a loud and escalating cry for businesses to create jobs in order to put people to work—and an equally strong debate about why businesses aren’t doing it and what their responsibility is in periods of high unemployment. This week’s post looks at what...
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 Editor | May 19, 2011 | Business Development
More than 550 health professionals and organizations have signed a letter to McDonald’s Corp, asking the maker of Happy Meals to stop marketing junk food to kids and to retire Ronald McDonald today. These advocates have run a full-page ad in six newspapers, stating...