Posts by Carol Ross
Six-Year Old in the Now
A friend emailed me this delightful story: "Ever since I read Power of Now, I have been trying hard to "stay in the moment" and "live in the now." Maybe too much so. My six-year old daughter had Friday off from school, so we spent a "girls’ day" together. We went through her closet cleaning…
Read MoreSeth Godin as Boundary Crosser
Tamara Adlin, a user experience consultant (we called these people "human factors geeks" in the 90’s), has a great interview with Seth Godin. If you are already familiar with Seth and his books (e.g., The Dip, The Big Moo, All Marketers are Liars, Purple Cow, Permission Marketing), you’ll get a kick out of learning some…
Read MoreSept 26 Webcast: Leadership With a Twist
Friend and colleague, Kenny Moore will be interviewed by the American Management Association on Weds, Sept 26, during a free hour-long webcast. The topic is "Leadership With a Twist" and here’s how Kenny frames this event: "This program will be engaging, interactive and an opportunity for the audience to be uniquely involved in influencing my…
Read MoreFor Something Really Refreshing
One of my clients is a COO for a small, privately held company. In a recent scenario planning session with the management team, the group assessed the impact of losing one or more of the top leaders, suddenly or unexpectedly – something akin to a plane crash. To which my client replied, "My plane could…
Read MoreDeath and Life
While I was on vacation in Ouray, CO, I was browsing in a local bookstore on the main drag. It’s the kind of place where one might duck in during an afternoon rainstorm and end up staying for hours. I picked up a book of photographs of the San Juan mountains, where Ouray is located,…
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