Posts by Carol Ross
Brains on Fire: Interview With Spike Jones
Brains on Fire is a brand identity and marketing company that drew my attention with these words on their home page: “Brains on Fire helps organizations build movements.” When was the last time you heard a for-profit company talk about building a movement? Love it. That led to a more poking around on their site,…
Read MoreThe Battle of the Brain: http://bit.ly/8RpZZH . History of how societies have embraced left brain or right brain competencies. Both sides are needed.
Read More10 Thoughts on Twitter, A Year Later
It was just about a year ago that I made a commitment to figuring out Twitter and using it on a regular basis. It's now part of my "eco-system" where I can find and interact with kindred spirits. A few observations, one year later: Twitter has honed my writing skills. I have to quickly get…
Read MoreYear-End Reflections and Planning for 2010
I've always loved the week between Christmas and New Year's, even when I had no vacation days left and found myself working in a deadly quiet office. It's in the stillness that my mind settles down enough to plan for the coming year and reflect on what I've learned from the previous year. It's also…
Read MoreGood News for Boundary Crossers in the Job Market
In a Wall Street Journal article, Landing a Job of the Future Takes a Two-Track Mind, I was struck by how it described the need to inhabit more than one world to land tomorrow's plum job. The article makes it clear that being a specialist in one area doesn't cut it. Instead, the advice is…
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