Posts by Carol Ross
Vital Friends
A book that’s been getting alot of press lately is Vital Friends by Tom Rath. Rath also wrote the book, How Full Is Your Bucket: Positive Strategies for Work and Life. He’s also a researcher at the Gallup Organization, where he’s looked at the role of friendships in business. On Gallup’s survey for gauging the…
Read MoreQuestion #8
In a conversation with Ilene this week, she joked about how she felt like she was the boy who cried wolf. I asked what she meant by that. She replied, "I told people I didn’t think I would make it past my birthday (in June) and then I said I wouldn’t make it past August…
Read MoreFree Agent
I announced in my monthly ezine that I’ll soon be interviewing Daniel Pink, author of A WHOLE NEW MIND on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. (We are both alums and the Northwestern Alumni Association is sponsoring the interview.) I am reading his other book, Free Agent Nation, in preparation of the interview.…
Read MoreHey, I’d Like to Have That Lens
I hope people aren’t tired of me talking about Seth Godin’s posts. It’s just that I realize he’s my filter for interesting things in the world that are well-packaged and well-articulated. I’m seeing how he leads me to new bloggers and websites, as well as the good stuff that you see after reading a few…
Read MoreRings True
I’m just finishing up Anne Lamott’s book, "Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith." A terrific book and one that another Lamott fan told me about recently when she saw reviews of Lamott books that I had written on my website. In my previous reads of her books, I was struck by her honesty. This time…
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