by Carol Sanford | Aug 27, 2012 | Business Development
Open Culture website recently republished some interesting research on stress and its effect on people’s lives. The major point of the piece is that the higher you are in the hierarchy at work or the social strata, the better your health will be. The study shows that...
by Carol Sanford | Aug 4, 2011 | Impact Investing
The University of California at Davis just published the results of a survey that demonstrate so much common sense it’s shocking. They found that, “Companies who pay attention to expenditures all the time, rather than just when an economic crisis hits, have a...
by Carol Sanford | Jul 29, 2011 | Business Development
This is the fifth is a six part series on the beliefs that lie behind feedback and alternatives to understanding how management practices can be improved. Here are the first four premises and number five with its details. Premise 1: Self-governing Behavior is...
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...