Posts by Carol Ross
Bad Power Point
Seth Godin has a great posting on what we take for granted in business–bad Power Point presentations. No one seems to notice anymore because the standard is so low. What I like about Seth’s thoughts is that he points to the power of whole brain thinking–using facts and photos, using eloquent reasoning and emotion, providing…
Read MoreVisual Thesaurus
A friend of mine just pointed me to Visual Thesaurus. Provide a word and the tool creates a visual diagram of related words and their meanings. Sort of a mind map for words. You can try a few words for free and then it requires subscription ($19.95 per year) or buying software ($39.95). I put…
Read MoreTea Time
Several weeks ago, the women in my family celebrated my mom’s 79th birthday by taking her to high tea at a historic hotel in Denver, The Brown Palace. It’s a classy place where heads of state stay when they are in town. Before atriums were made commonplace, The Brown Palace had one, topped with a…
Read MoreThe Power of Story
I was doing research for a talk to leaders in a company. One of the points that I was making was that extraordinary leaders are story-tellers. I ran across a reference to the 2005 Stanford University commencement speech given by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple and Pixar Animation. I remember reading the transcript, emailed to…
Read MoreWhen Did the Aliens Arrive?
My son had a birthday party with his friends last weekend. He turned 14 years old. Seven boys in the midst of adolescence plus one wanna be (my 11-year old son). When my son was younger, he seemed to have a new best friend each school year. For the last few years, he’s had the…
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