S1 Ep151: Embracing Uncertainty
We are facing a global pandemic bigger than most of us have faced in our lifetime. What can we do to make a difference. Learn how the world (planet and society) works and design from there
26m May 05, 2020
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S1 Ep150: Regenerative View of Authenticity at Work
What does Authenticity really mean at work? And is it possible, or useful to it. This episode look at three principles of authencity which take the definition from individual authenticity, to building an workplace where that is the norm. And how to do it.
26m Apr 21, 2020
26m
S1 Ep149: Is Your Culture Built on Counting or Caring for Customers and their Lives
A Critique of Creating a Data Driven Culture. Why is focuses on the wrong approach to culture (date and countingO that undermines innovation and financial effectiveness. Plus and alternative. A Caring Culture for customers and they key aspects.
30m Apr 07, 2020
30m
S1 Ep148: Evolving Capability to Manage Bias
Are the current approaches to disrupting and erasing bias working? What is the most effective way? Is is more systemic methods that are needed? Are is it just impossible to shift?
29m Mar 24, 2020
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S1 Ep147: Startups That Last! Part 2
How do you become non-displaceable in your market over decades and generations. The Three core factors from a Living Systems point of view: Corporate Direction, Developmental Infrastructure, and processes to development people on-goingly.
32m Mar 10, 2020
32m
S1 Ep146: Startups That Last! Part 1
A listener, a CEO of a startup, asks the question, "What are the most important steps I can take, in the infancy of my company, that will help me build a regenerative business that lasts?
34m Feb 28, 2020
34m
S1 Ep145: Models and Frameworks? What if the Difference and Why It Matters.
Examining Article Strategy Needs Creativity by Adam Brandenburger, March April 2 2019. Four Cs of Creativity. Contrast, Combination, Constraint, Context. We got deeply into the effect of constructing Models from activity and why Living Systems frameworks start in a place that serves innovation which gives more effective utility to customers than abstract processes.
25m Feb 11, 2020
25m
S1 Ep144: Paradigms of Value and Valuing Part 2
Part 2 of examining the Elements of Value particle found in Harvard Business. We examine different paradigms of value and what happened to move it into Values.
21m Jan 28, 2020
21m
S1 Ep143: Paradigms of Value & Values Part 1
We examine an article with pushes Maslow's Hierarchy of needs in a new direction. But we find it is not really that new.
19m Jan 22, 2020
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S1 Ep142: Comparing Strategic Approaches —Archive 8.6.19
Carol & Zac examine four approaches to strategy and their value in providing focus, positioning, and execution relative to longevity and financial effectiveness. What leads to an inability to be bumped from a market space, lose members of your tribe, be knocked out by product substitutes. And have shortfalls in cash flow, margins and earnings. Essence expression as the nodal or keystone to stra...
29m Jan 07, 2020
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S1 Ep141: Use Conflict for Innovation— Archive 12.1.17
28m Dec 24, 2019
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S1 Ep140: Seven First Principles of Regeneration —Archive 6.24.18
40m Dec 10, 2019
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S1 Ep139: Forget Purpose Driven Organization—Archive 7.11.18
Satisfiicing Bias: How Better Becomes the Enemy of Best. Herbert Simon, Noble Prize Economist, introduced us to an idea of this challenge to innovation and theory of change. Carol Sanford, the positive contrarian, gives you the deep understanding behind this and way around it so you can kickstart and accelerate Innovation.
49m Nov 26, 2019
49m
S1 Ep138: There are 3 Mindsets, Not Two—Archive 3.5.19
The new craze of Growth Mindset examined. What it adding to the leadership work in business and why it is incomplete in terms of what is possible.
42m Nov 12, 2019
42m
S1 Ep137: The New Greenwashing
Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questions about business and business practice, you may not know you need to ask. But we believe you should be asking for the benefit of your understanding and your business ethics and practice. In the process of answering them, we give you a second opinion, usually a contrarian opinion, but that is well tested and proven to give the outcomes ...
27m Nov 05, 2019
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S1 Ep136: Diversity and Inclusion Needs a New Model
Diversity and Inclusion is not about being a more thoughtful person. Although that is required. It is not about being fair and equitable, although it does require activating that understanding. And it is not having a great business although it will produce that. It is about having each and every human able to develop and contribute their full potential in a lifetime and to have systems to evolv...
26m Oct 29, 2019
26m
S1 Ep135: Gifts and Limits of Circular Economy
What is required to create deep and lasting change for EArth? Is Circular Economy the new best approach? The answer has some part of Yes! But it has a lot of limitations that tend to be blocked out by the advocates of Circular Economy. The reason for the Yes, it that it will slow down the driver of one bigger challenge we face in the climate crises. The reason it is limited is it is using the w...
25m Oct 15, 2019
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S1 Ep134: Decision-Making World Views: Static, Dynamic, Developmental.
How do we over come model thinking as the default? To switch to using framework thinking. Models tell us answers that are averaged or idealized. Frameworks give us questions and domains for quesions. like the ones we ask., Give us the ability to form a way to think critically and develop questions to guide us in each unique situation.  Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questio...
29m Oct 01, 2019
29m
S1 Ep133: Do Metrics Undermine Strategy? Depends on What and Where You Measure!
Metrics in a favorite question from listeners. How and who to measure. Harvard Business Review has a proposal this month Sept 2019. WE think they fell in many traps and work to help you examine how strategy and metrics go together, and how markets dictate more. Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questions about business and business practice, you may not know you need to ask. B...
16m Sep 17, 2019
16m
S1 Ep132: The Future of Performance Management
We answer a listener's question on "What is the Future of Performance Management," since so many businesses are giving up annual reviews and 360 Degree Feedback. Deloitte has an answer but it turns out the be from the same paradigm that created the problem. See if you can catch it before we give you the Eight Objectives pursued by a Regenerative Business. Business Second Opinion Podcast digs de...
30m Sep 03, 2019
30m
S1 Ep131: History of Process Improvement Programs & Living-System Alternatives.—Part 2
A month ago, we started a conversation about the much-lauded idea of process improvement. In succession, through history, each assumed" new" program has brought very little that is new. And is adopted by business first, then education and not-for-profits and eventually into families. Each time, the practices getting further away from a living-systems practice and barely ameliorate the problems ...
25m Aug 20, 2019
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S1 Ep130: Make Your Business Non-Displaceable with Essence Expression
Carol & Zac examine four approaches to strategy and their value in providing focus, positioning, and execution relative to longevity and financial effectiveness. What leads to an inability to be bumped from a market space, lose members of your tribe, be knocked out by product substitutes. And have shortfalls in cash flow, margins and earnings. Essence expression as the nodal or keystone to stra...
29m Aug 06, 2019
29m
S1 Ep129: Process Programs: Anything Really New?
Every ten years there is a new program for process improvement in business, education, and organization. e.g. Kaizen, Agile, Six Sigma. They each claim to bring something revolutionary. We test what is new since Scientific Management over a century ago. How would we measure the worth of a program in advance and how you can examijne any new program from Multiple Intelligences to Agile.. With our...
39m Jul 23, 2019
39m
S1 Ep128: Which is Better? Questions or Answers? Part 2
How to assess the help you are offered or considering buying. Part 2. What is the difference between expert help and help from those who are imagers of Life. On improves the intelligence of, and innovation in, your organization and the other diminishes it. You can afford to not know? Descriptive paragraph Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questions about business and business ...
33m Jul 09, 2019
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S1 Ep127: Which is Better? Questions or Answers? Part 1
We look at how to evaluate consulting practices and offering for their ability to promote intelligence and innovation be embedded and imbued. We use the framework of epistemology- that is how we know what we know, what is the means we know, what we are allowed to know. Specific three epistemologies and what they give us clues to in terms of developing intelligence and innovation into a culture.
29m Jun 27, 2019
29m
S1 Ep126: Resurgence of Hierarchies Part 2
Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questions about business and business practice, you may not know you need to ask. But we believe you should be asking for the benefit of your understanding and your businesses ethics and practice. In the process of answering them, we give you a second opinion, usually a contrarian opinion, but that is well tested and proven to give the outcome...
34m Jun 13, 2019
34m
S1 Ep125: The Resurgence of Hierarchies to Manage People- Part 1
Business Second Opinion Podcast digs deep to answer questions about business and business practice, you may not know you need to ask. But we believe you should be asking for the benefit of your understanding and your businesses ethics and practice. In the process of answering them, we give you a second opinion, usually a contrarian opinion, but that is well tested and proven to give the outcome...
32m May 31, 2019
32m
S1 Ep124: The Regenerative Approach to Innovation on Demand
Innovation is a three-legged stool. It is not a list of behaviors but calls for a mindset that includes an external focus on stakeholder's lives plus what is called for with new capability for the stakeholder and the business delivering the new innovation
38m Apr 26, 2019
38m
S1 Ep123: Innovation: From Pattern Following To Pattern Generating
We examine a series of articles and ideas on how Innovation Happens. We look at the paradigm their ideas, research and thinking come from and the effect of that. We offer that missing it how to build the Mind that can break away from all our mechanicalness and move our thinking, every day, toward groundbreaking ways of thinking and therefore new offerings into the market. Live fishbowl with Zac...
36m Apr 11, 2019
36m
S1 Ep122: Heeding Einstein's Admonishing- Thinking with a New Mind
Using the march 2019 Harvard Business Revies entitled Why Feedback Fails, we examine how to tell if we have swtiched minds when we suggest an alternative practice or adopt a suggested one.
38m Apr 01, 2019
38m
S1 Ep121: Fixed, Growth and Developmental Mindsets
The new craze of Growth Mindset examined. What it adding to the leadership work in business and why it is incomplete in terms of what is possible.
42m Feb 14, 2019
42m
S1 Ep120: Four Level of Design Thinking
We look at four paradigms that define Design Thinking, a very popular idea that has spread into every consulting practice and field. Including a Living Stems view of Design Thinking.
32m Feb 11, 2019
32m
S1 Ep119: The Hazard of Finding Truth in Scientific Research Part 2
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion in this second episode concerning the hazard of finding truth in scientific research. Carol Sanford, the positive contrarian, continues to shed light on this topic. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Hazard, Truth, Scientific, Research
43m Oct 24, 2018
43m
S1 Ep118: The Hazard of Finding Truth in Scientific Research
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on the hazard of finding truth in scientific research. Carol Sanford, the positive contrarian, gives you the deep understanding behind this topic. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Hazard, Truth, Scientific, Research
32m Sep 03, 2018
32m
S1 Ep117: Satisficing: "Better" is the Enemy of "Best"
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Satisficing in the business world. Satisficing Bias: How Better Becomes the Enemy of Best. Herbert Simon, Noble Prize Economist, introduced us to an idea of this challenge to innovation and theory of change. Carol Sanford, the positive contrarian, gives you the deep understanding behind this and way aro...
49m Jul 11, 2018
49m
S1 Ep116: First Principles of Regeneration
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on principles of regeneration in the business world. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Regenerative, Principles of Regeneration
40m Jun 22, 2018
40m
S1 Ep115: Certification: Undermining the Ability to Reason
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Certification and the impact on the ability to reason. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Certification, Reason
43m May 10, 2018
43m
S1 Ep114: Five Criteria for Regenerative Work Design
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Criteria for Regenerative Work Design. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Work Design
32m Mar 15, 2018
32m
S1 Ep113: Principles for Work Design Infrastructure
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Principles for Work Design Infrastructure. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Feedback
24m Mar 01, 2018
24m
S1 Ep112: Holocracy
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Holocracy. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Feedback
32m Feb 22, 2018
32m
S1 Ep111: History of Work Design
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on the History of Work Design. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Feedback
26m Feb 15, 2018
26m
S1 Ep110: Is Your Business Unknowingly Fostering Incivility?
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Business Civility. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Feedback
25m Feb 08, 2018
25m
S1 Ep109: Simplifying Versus Essentializing
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Simplifying. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Feedback, Toxic Practice
21m Jan 02, 2018
21m
S1 Ep108: Feedback - Toxic To Human Development
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Feedback. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Feedback, Toxic Practice
27m Dec 07, 2017
27m
S1 Ep107: Produce Enlightened Innovation Using Conflict
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Team Conflict. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, critique, conflict, change, innovation, disruption, external considering, mediation
28m Dec 01, 2017
28m
S1 Ep106: Introduce Change for Innovation, Not Amelioration
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on Introducing change for innovation, not amelioration. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com Harvard Business Review, Critique, Leadership, change management, change, innovation, disruption, management, leadership development
32m Nov 23, 2017
32m
S1 Ep105: Why Leadership Development Fails
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on why leadership development fails. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com
24m Nov 17, 2017
24m
S1 Ep104: Mindfulness at Work
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on mindfulness at work. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com
27m Nov 09, 2017
27m
S1 Ep103: Psychological Safety
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on psychological safety. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com
30m Nov 02, 2017
30m
S1 Ep102: Personality Typologies
In this episode of Business Second Opinion, Carol Sanford gives a business second opinion on personality typologies. Find more at www.businesssecondopinion.com
27m Oct 26, 2017
27m