Posts by Carol Ross
A 12-Year Old’s Perspective
My son was bemoaning that fact that it was another Monday, and the start of another week of school. He told me that it’s getting easier to get up on Mondays but he wishes things were different at school. How so? "I wish I could get comfortable, relax, and talk. You know, just like you…
Read MoreSylvia Acevedo
While I was in Austin last week, I had the good fortune of meeting Sylvia Acevedo, a three-time entrepreneur and former sales and marketing executive in high-tech (Apple, Autodesk, Dell, IBM). She has a master’s degree in engineering from Stanford and started her career at Jet Propulsion Labs. Not too shabby. Her current company, CommuniCard,…
Read MoreSmart Women
Two recent events featuring smart women and careers: Marci Alboher points us to a panel she was on with three other women, talking about women in the workplace, on the Sirius Satellite radio show, Be Happy, Dammit!, as well as another blogger’s summary of the panel discussion. I was struck by how many of the…
Read MoreDancing on the Edge
Check out the sixth episode of the Conscious Living, Conscious Leaving podcast, recorded interviews with my friend, Ilene Kouzel, on living and dying well. You can purchase the full 23-minute episode for 99 cents. All profits will be donated to the ALS Association and the Ilene Kouzel Scholarship for Diversity. Ilene died exactly one year…
Read MoreTalent Wars for Accountants
Yep, you read that right. Since Sarbanes-Oxley was adopted in 2002, there’s been an increasing demand for accountants. And how are accounting firms attracting new recruits? Through stories. The Wall Street Journal reports that Deloitte and Touche, one of the Big Four accounting firms, is asking "employees to make short videos about their experiences at…
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