Posts by Carol Ross
Empathy Babies (and Pets)
The Wall Street Journal reports that a Canadian non-profit, Roots of Empathy, is addressing school bullying with a novel approach–by bringing babies into the classroom. More than 2,000 empathy babies (and their moms) are in elementary school classrooms in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the US. The idea is to boost "emotional literacy" by having…
Read MoreEntreprenurial Heroes
A great resource that I stumbled on today is a podcast series produced by the National Center for Women in Technology, or NCWIT. The podcast, Entreprenurial Heroes, is a series of twenty short interviews with women entrepreneurs in high tech. The one I listened to this evening is with Heidi Roizen, Managing Director of Mobius…
Read MoreA Bigger Voice
In November 2007, I blogged about my experience at the Dreaming Room, talking about the process of dreaming and manifesting the dream, but not what the dream is for me. It’s taken me longer than I thought to flesh out my dream and now I’m ready to go public. The business, A Bigger Voice, will…
Read MoreFlourish
Mitchell Ashley has a great post about the word, flourish–it’s many meanings and how it relates to leadership in companies. After reading the post, I’ve concluded that flourish is an attitude, a mindset. Some people have it and as a natural by-product, impart it to others. Others want it, but don’t know how to get…
Read MoreForget the Latte, Take the HOV Lane
Most days, I’m lucky to have a 30-second commute, down a couple flights of stairs to my home office. Recently, I had to be cross town first thing in the morning, in the south part of Denver, making my commute considerably longer. HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes in the Denver area can be used if…
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