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#176 — Capability Development as the Best Change Management Strategy

by Carol Sanford | Sep 22, 2021 | Second Opinion

Show Notes Article critiqued in this episode: Harvard Business Review – Break Down Change Management into Small Steps By Jeff Kavanaugh and Rafee Tarafdar – May 03, 2021 From this episode: If we consider a capability like structured self-reflection –...

#175 — Peter Drucker’s Lessons from Japanese Management

by Carol Sanford | Sep 7, 2021 | Second Opinion

Show Notes Article critiqued in this episode: Harvard Business Review – What We Can Learn from Japanese Management By Peter F. Drucker (March 1971) From this episode: I have studied both kinds of theory. The difference for me is that Drucker’s method still lacks...

#174 — Inclusivity is not about Leadership Traits

by Carol Sanford | Aug 17, 2021 | Second Opinion

Show Notes Article critiqued in this episode: Harvard Business Review – The Key to Inclusive Leadership By Juliet Bourke and Andrea Titus, March 06, 2020 From this episode: There are four levels of externally considering. Kindness, Empathy, Compassion,...

# 173 — Family is not a Good Metaphor for Business

by Carol Sanford | Aug 3, 2021 | Second Opinion

Show Notes Article critiqued in this episode: NY Times July 17, 2020 by Erin Griffith, Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until The Layoffs Started From this episode: I see it as looking for anything better than the bad management styles and practices people have come to hate....

#172 – Development of Humans as Self-Directed Whole Beings

by Carol Sanford | Jul 6, 2021 | Second Opinion

Show Notes Article critiqued in this episode: The Skills Of The Future Are Now Clear: And Despite What You Think, They’re Not Technical From this episode: We have no institutions or infrastructure in any organization that intentionally and rigorously develops...

#171 The Errors in the Idea of Purpose Driven Organizations

by Carol Sanford | Jun 1, 2021 | Second Opinion

Show Notes From this episode: “I think we have a role in a greater purpose, but arrogance makes it hard to see. Humans see themselves as the center, the destructive ones but also the reformed ones. We see humans needing to go from doing bad things to doing good...
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"Seventh Generation’s work with Carol Sanford made me a better values-based leader."
-Jeffrey Hollender, Co-Founder of Seventh Generation and Author of The Responsibility Revolution with Bill Breen

"I am eternally grateful to the author of this book, Carol Sanford, for giving me the skills to not only build a number of profitable businesses, but to do so responsibly for all the stakeholders along the way."
-Bob Raynsford, Founder and Chairman of Agriwise (among other companies)

"Carol is a very early thought leader, way beyond the pack. She has an exceedingly high level of intelligence for working on very complex subjects, with workable approaches. I have engaged with this work for decades in several successful ventures."
-Pravin Jain, CEO & Founder, Synergen Energy and Serial Entrepreneur

"Carol gets it. When people work for a company that stands for something special and they feel good about it, they make an inner connection with many things around them, some not readily obvious. This leads to passion which is the juice to run through brick walls."
-Mike Benzinger, Founder, CEO, Benzinger Winery

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