Posts by Carol Ross
Airline Travel in the 21st Century
Seems odd to say 21st century. When I was a kid, I imagined that air travel would be glamorous and somewhat magical in the 21st century. Think of JFK and Jackie O debarking from Air Force One, down the steps of the plane into the arms of an adoring crowd. My trip yesterday to San…
Read More1,600 Coaches in One Room
I’m off to the annual International Coach Federation conference. The conference is sold out with 1,600 coaches attending. It’s a chance for people who have seen each other on-line or in teleclasses to meet in the flesh. I keep wondering if there’s a joke about what happens when you get 1,600 coaches in one room.…
Read MoreA Different Kind of Musical Experience
Last night, I attended the debut of the Baroque Orchestra of Colorado. You may have remembered from a previous post, this is culmination of a 10 year dream for my friend and coaching client, Frank Nowell. Several things struck me about the performance last night: As the artistic director of the orchestra, Frank made some…
Read MorePeople Who Make a Difference
Just found out about a research project on ordinary people who make a difference in the lives of others. Sponsored by an organization that does training on Emotional Intelligence, here’s how one of the researchers talks about the project: "In the past few years I have been frustrated by my own inability to make the…
Read MoreVisiting Foreign Lands
I found a blog about creative collaboration, one of my favorite topics. The blogger, Denzil Meyers, has a foot in the theatre world and a foot in the coaching world. His clients are ad agencies teams and other partnerships whose success depends on being creative together. I especially enjoyed a post entitled When In Doubt,…
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