by Carol Sanford | Jan 17, 2011 | Business Development
I have read every posting on Umair Haque’s blog for about six months now. That is rare for me. Even though I am a loyal person, this is not about loyalty but about deep meaning, innovation and practicality in the business sphere. Those three qualities are...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 12, 2011 | Business Development
John Broder’s story in yesterday’s New York Times, “Blunders Abounded Before Gulf Spill”, reports on the analysis seeking where to lay the blame for the spill. And it is clear the failure is systemic. The Lead-in: “The Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil spill in the...
by Carol Sanford | Jan 4, 2011 | Business Development
The New York Times, Steven Greenhouse reports: “Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers, elected officials from Maine to Alabama, Ohio to Arizona, are pushing new legislation to limit the power of labor unions, particularly those representing...
by Carol Sanford | Dec 15, 2010 | Business Development
Daniel Pink’s new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, is very refreshing given that the upside down version of the theory behind his book has been embedded for years in Corporate America as well as government, not for profits, education...
by Carol Sanford | Dec 13, 2010 | Business Development
The Guardian Sustainable Business section offered an article by Sandra Macleod, CEO and founder of Echo Research this weekend (Dec. 10, 2010) on the shifts in CSR as perceived by executives in global companies. The synthesis is that, “Only companies that put corporate...
by Carol Sanford | Dec 6, 2010 | Business Development
Danielle Sachs wrote a great piece in December (’10) for Fast Company that got picked up by NY Times this weekend. She titled her piece, “The Future of Advertising”. She quotes Brad Jakeman, ex-advertising head for CitiGoup and Macys, saying “the death of mass...