by Carol Sanford | Jul 18, 2011 | Business Development
This is the second part of a series of six reflections on the impact of feedback processes, including 360º feedback on Responsibility behavior. It is based on six premises about human nature that are not well understood. Part One set up the introduction and Premise 1....
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 Editor | Jul 5, 2011 | Business Development
Last week Umair Haque asked via Twitter, “Why is it that people do not seem to care about other than themselves?” In our world greed runs amok in financial institutions, businesses ignore their impacts on Earth and the people they affect, and economic systems create...
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,...