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 11, 2011 | Business Development
This blog was initially posted on Forbes blogger Steve Denning’s site 1. You have worked with teams that have no supervision. You call them Buyer Node Teams. Please tell us about them. Buyer node teams are champions for a set of customers or consumers. In a...
by Carol Sanford | Mar 10, 2011 | Business Development
Businesses Need to Raise the Bar to Attract Talent. That is the title of a very nice piece in the Financial Times by Michelle Quest, head of People at KPMG. Quest makes several good points but one in particular jumped out at me. When hiring, “you need to pay attention...
by Carol Sanford | Feb 24, 2011 | Business Development
I’ve been watching the news in Wisconsin with dismay. But not for the reasons many people are. I think the right questions are not being asked and wrong conversations are dominating. I personally have sat in the chairs of many different players in this standoff. I was...
by Carol Sanford | Feb 13, 2011 | Business Development
Mick Jagger reinvented himself last night at the Grammys. Lady Gaga reinvents herself with every album and performance—“Born This Way” won because she does it like she’s born again every time she performs. And The Dark Side of Eminem was brilliant. Even Kanye West...