Posts by Carol Ross
Ways to Play
Great article by Pat Kane, author of the book, Play Ethic, on the different categories of play. He points to five ways that businesses could be making use of play–to develop their talent pool, to be more adaptable to change, to be more innovative. I particularly like Kane’s definition of play: "to take reality lightly"…
Read MoreThe CEO and The Monk
This month, I’m interviewing my friend, Kenny Moore, for the Leading With A Whole New Mind podcast. Kenny is the co-author of book, The CEO and the Monk. Kenny is a former monk, now in the HR department of one of the largest energy companies in the Northeast, KeySpan Energy. He reports to the CEO,…
Read MoreWhat Clinton Knows About Networking
Last month, I blogged about the book, the 4-Hour Work Week, by Timothy Ferriss. I also recommended the book in my monthly ezine. (If you are not on the list, sign up in the left menu bar, second box down and you’ll also get a free article on living well). One of the faithful readers…
Read MoreAre You Working In or On Your Career?
Michael Gerber, the small business guru, and author of The E-Myth Revisited, has a favorite question: “Are you working in your business or on your business?” If you are doing the former, you are what Gerber calls “the technician,” the person delivering the service or making the product. These are plumbers who start plumbing businesses,…
Read MoreLego Serious Play
For a truly whole brain approach to working with teams, read this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on LEGO SERIOUS PLAY, a problem-solving and communications methodology. I’ve been using LEGO SERIOUS PLAY with teams for the last few years, with wonderful results. Robert Rasmussen, my partner in this work, led the development of this work…
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