Posts by Carol Ross
Quieting the Mind
"Leadership is in short supply today. For me, I start my workday early…not only to think but to quiet my mind and spirit. It is during those few hours that solutions that are less harsh come to me." –Koh Poh Tiong, CEO of Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, a Singapore company with 32 breweries in 11…
Read MoreBoundary Crossing on the Radio
On August 22, at noon PT, 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET, I will be interviewed by CoachDQ, Dawn Quesnel, host of Career Life Balance Radio. We’ll talk about my favorite topic–boundary crossers. You’ll learn more about why I’ve decided to focus on coaching this type of individual and why the world needs more of…
Read MoreArbitrage
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that some U. S. companies have decided to bring offshored jobs back home. This is especially true for start-ups and mid-size companies. Why? Wage inflation for India’s software industry is estimated to be anywhere between 10-50%. In the U. S., it’s less than 5%. As the pay differential…
Read MoreI’m Bored
It has taken exactly one month since the end of school for the words to come out of my 12-year old son’s mouth. "I’m bored." Actually he has said those words before but only when there’s been a lull in the action during a day filled with Nintendo DS, creating armor out out duct tape,…
Read MoreFinding the Right Fit, Part 2
This is a continuation of a post on finding the right fit when interviewing for a job. In that post, I talked about the role of values–how well your own values line up with a company’s values. Part 2 is to look at your talents–what you are naturally good at, what’s innate and not learned,…
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