by Carol Sanford | Dec 3, 2010 | Business Development
I did a review of CSR for HR: A Necessary Partnership for Advancing Responsible Business Practices, by Elaine Cohen. I asked her to answer some questions about her book. Here is her reply. 1. Why HR? It seems they have so much to do anyway with the people side. To add...
by Carol Sanford | Dec 2, 2010 | Business Development
Wikileaks is offering real time transparency in policy making and statesmanship. Business may think this has nothing to do with them. You are next, I assure you. Transparency is no longer a choice. Here is what you can do to defend yourself. And what the responsible...
by Carol Sanford | Dec 1, 2010 | Business Development
On Monday I explored the value and utility of using the narrative form of writing, drawing on fiction in business books. And building from Steve Denning’s, theories and writings, the author of The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management: Reinventing the Workplace...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 29, 2010 | Business Development
Steve Denning wrote a wonderful blog this week on the power of story-telling for use in change. He points out that “the power of storytelling rests on people-centered values. By contrast, the values of the traditional organization are related to things: making money,...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 22, 2010 | Business Development
John Bussey, a business journalist for the Wall Street Journal, on Nov. 22, 2010 interviewed the WSJ CEO Council on “what can companies do to help the economy improve?” The group took to heart the poll data that showed very low approval ratings or confidence in...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 16, 2010 | Business Development
Jonah Lehrer, my hands down favorite neuroscientist, explains the role of altruism and greed in the tax debate and gives a surprising answer to why responsibility is innate to our human experience. In his piece in the Wall Street journal entitled: Are we hardwired to...