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 8, 2010 | Business Development
The Institute of Economic Affairs took a hard look at Fair Trade Practice and found it wanting in its Fair Trade without Froth Report. Its critique looked at whether it is different than Free Trade. It is not. It is a philosophy of Free Trade. It creates an...
by Carol Sanford | Nov 1, 2010 | Business Development
My mother’s most often instruction to me was to be “considerate”. What she meant was that I needed to think about the affect of my actions on others. It was good advice although I did not appreciate it in the moment. She was also quick to point out when I was only...
by Carol Sanford | Sep 28, 2010 | Business Development
There is No Such Thing as Social Responsibility: There is only Responsibility When I was a kid, grandparents and even extended community such as schoolteachers and Sunday School teacher never talked about responsibility as being of special kinds or classes. My...
by Carol Sanford | Sep 12, 2010 | Business Development
I reviewed Conservation Refugees: The Hundred-Year Conflict Between Global Conservation and Native Peoples, by Mark Dowie. This book is about the surprising upside-down effect of the conservation movement, especially in establishing the National Park Service. Without...