Posts by Carol Ross
Believing Eyes
I received this comment from Richard Smith on the featured article about my first mentor, Mrs. Miller: “I recall my first mentor, a grade school basketball coach, Larry Kelly. I was in the sixth grade and was walking down the hall. He stopped me and said that I should join the sixth grade basketball team;…
Read MoreWhat It Means to Be An Entrepreneur
I read this on Seth Godin’s blog about what it means to be an entrepreneur: "Most companies are not appropriate sites for VC money. That’s because they’re freelance ventures, not entrepreneurial ones. A freelance venture is one where you work to get paid. An entrepreneurial one is where you can make money while you sleep.…
Read MoreAwestruck
Today, I posted a new featured article on my website, about my first mentor, who I met when I was ten years old. I didn’t realize the impact that Mrs. Miller had on me until I started writing the article, more than a decade after her death. I’m convinced that she can hear my words,…
Read MoreRenegades
I talked with a friend who relayed her experiences in job hunting last year. She had several unpleasant encounters before “the door was slammed in her face”—interviewers profiling her psyche and wondering if she had ADD, expecting quotes from a favorite theorist in her discipline, and commenting that she didn’t have enough experience at one…
Read MoreWhat the Company Smart Ass Knows
My friend, Kenny Moore works as "Corporate Ombudsman" and HR Director at KeySpan, an energy company based in Brooklyn. Reporting directly to the CEO, Kenny says in his bio that he is "primarily responsible for awakening joy, meaning and commitment in the workplace. " He is the co-author of The CEO and the Monk: One…
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