Posts by Carol Ross
Maui 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…
Read MoreWorking, Playing, and Everydayness of Life
A couple of quotes to ponder: "The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence…
Read MoreDigital Coaches and Hollywood Writers
Signs that technology is increasingly impacting the way we live and work: Seth Godin has a Squidoo lens for digital coaches. What’s a digital coach? Read more here. The McNeil News Hour recently reported that Hollywood writers, in light of the strike, are turning to Internet-based media to do their work. They can connect with…
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