Posts by Carol Ross
Don’t Go Back to Sleep
The newest interview posted on my podcast, Leading With a Whole Mind, is about making meaning and refusing to go back to sleep. Jim Huling is author of Choose Your Life! and CEO of Matrix Resources, an IT staffing firm. Jim and I had so much to talk about that I’ve split the interview in…
Read MoreCrossing Geckos and Mussels
"I like to move in the fringes of established fields, where totally different fields interact. That’s where opportunities are." –Phil Messersmith, professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. Messersmith, who has an undergraduate degree in life sciences, a master’s degree in bioengineering, and a PhD in materials science is the inventor of "geckel," an adhesive…
Read MoreMaui Wowee
I recently returned from a vacation in Maui with my family. Unlike most vacations, this one was an impulse purchase, the result of a Saturday morning conversation that my husband had with a friend who was headed to Maui shortly. What started off innocently as a "How much does airfare cost?" and "When can you…
Read MoreLearning from Horses
I blogged previously about attending a demo of Equine Assisted Learning–where horses are used as a way to mirror human behavior and dynamics in groups. Fascinating stuff. For those in the Denver area, now is your chance to experience the same thing, for a small fee. Debbie Stjernholm of C-Horse Consulting is conducting a half-day…
Read MoreMentor Yourself
More commentary on the Employee Manifesto by Peter Block. Block’s second point is mentor yourself. By this, he means to be responsible for your own growth and development. What I’ve observed is that individuals want growth and development–that’s also validated by employee surveys and studies on Gen Y on why they take and stay at…
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