Posts by Carol Ross
Privacy Please
At one of the hotels I stayed at recently, I got in late the night before and arranged my schedule so I could sleep in the next morning. I looked for the sign for the outside of my room door and found a new twist on an old idea. Instead of "Privacy Please," the sign…
Read MoreThe Other Impact of Wal-Mart
Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal ran an article about the impact that Wal-Mart and other big discounters have on the economy. Contrary to most articles you’ll see on this topic, this is not another bashing. Eye-opening facts from the article: The U S has a $13 trillion economy. Wal-Mart, Target, and other big…
Read MoreCloset Entrepreneurs
I had lunch with a friend this past week. He recently joined a start-up, after having achieved at an early age what most would deem great success in large, established companies (think GE). Yet despite a very healthy salary, P+L responsibility with a workforce that numbered over a thousand, and access to C-levels, he left…
Read MoreToothpaste and Lotion and Conditioner
I’ve been traveling alot this fall. I’ve gotten used to those small containers of shampoo and conditioner and body lotion that hotels give you. What I’ve noticed is that I seem to have trouble keeping the liquids and gels in their rightful places. Consider this: One morning last week, while getting ready to have my…
Read MoreWrite a Poem Today
I recently read an article about Anne Porter, a 95-year-old poet who published her first volume of poetry when she was 83 years old. She writes about what it’s like to be old, as in this verse from "Old in the City": You stay away from doctors, They’d send you to the hospital, Where pieces…
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