Posts by Carol Ross
Engineers with a Whole New Mind
Last month, I was on the campus of Northwestern University to interview fellow alum, Dan Pink, on applying his book, A WHOLE NEW MIND, to shape one’s career. The interview itself was great fun–Pink’s brain is crammed with facts and figures and he’s a quick wit. What I noticed in our conversation is how easily…
Read MoreQuestion #11
This is the last Q+A that Ilene sent me, less than two weeks before she died. Typically, she would wait for me to email her a question and then she would email her reply. She found it easier to answer a question that I posed, rather than write spontaneously. The last couple of questions in…
Read MoreNora, The Woodland Fairy
My five-year old niece came to visit me recently. Her parents had taken her to the opening of a new mall in Boulder and as part of the celebration, they had face painting for the kids. Nora was so excited about how her face had transformed her into a fairy, that she wanted to stop…
Read MoreRadio Collars
During a coaching session, a client stopped to yell at her dog, who had left the allowable range of his radio collar and chased after a squirrel. The threat of a zap from the collar had not deterred him from going after something enticing and interesting. Everything in front of me is fodder for coaching,…
Read MoreAn Extraordinary Life
The following is an article, entitled "An Extraordinary Life," written nearly two years ago. The opening paragraphs were based on an experience with my friend, Ilene Kouzel, who died this week. “I just want it to be over.” The words were from a colleague of mine, a co-facilitator for a team retreat that we would…
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