Posts by Carol Ross
Raising Women to Be Leaders
Rather than re-cap a WSJ article, I’ll point you to a blogger who has done that quite nicely. The story is about 4 sisters who have achieved positions in business that most people, men or women, never experience–CEO, Senior VP, President of major companies. The article points to the influence of nurture, how these four…
Read MoreOne Person/Multiple Careers
I recently emailed Dan Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND, the link for this site. He coined the phrase “Boundary Crosser” in his book and I thought he would get a kick out of seeing what I’ve done with this. In the reply, he recommended a book that he thought I would enjoy, given…
Read MoreGrowing Older
A friend, George, read my featured article for this month and had this response: My life is changing as important, and loved, people in my life are dying off. I’ve kept a list, not too carefully, from 1995 (when I was 73), and the list of important people in my life who have died now…
Read MoreBuilding a Brand
I received a post card in the mail from a prominent realtor in my area. The realtor was sponsoring a talk, given by a colleague who is a consultant, author and speaker, on finding your purpose. The venue was a local loft development where sales of units are ongoing. My reaction? Confusion. How does this…
Read MoreWhen Good Things Happen Quickly
An update on the posting looking for entreprenurial families. I had contacted several people I know who are either entrepreneurs or work closely with entrepreneurs. One of them, Kevin Menzie, CEO of Slice of Lime, responded that he did come from a family of entrepreneurs–his father and grandfather had both started engineering firms and numerous…
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