Posts by Carol Ross
Interview With Patricia Ryan Madson, Part 1
Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with wisdom entrepreneurs, innovators doing good and doing well, by transforming an idea into a movement. With each interview, we'll explore what it takes to go through the phases of A Bigger Voice–whether it's Crystallizing, Building Community, or Sustaining. If you know of a wisdom entrepreneur…
Read MoreCalling All Girl Geeks In Denver/Boulder
This is short notice, but a great networking opportunity for "girl geeks" in Denver/Boulder. SUN Microsystems is hosting a Girl Geek Dinner on March 5 at 6pm (yes, that's tomorrow.) It's free and over 60 fabulous girl geeks have already signed up. Here's the announcement: "The first Colorado Front Range Girl Geek Dinner will be…
Read MoreHumanity on the NYC Subway
A wonderful video find from my Twitter feed (thanks @SharnAtlanta) led me to a group called ImprovEverywhere. Based in NYC, they "cause scenes of joy and chaos in public places" by enlisting thousands of "undercover agents." To date, they've completed over 80 "missions." These missions are the millenial version of Candid Camera, only using a…
Read MoreHow Book Authors Can Have a Bigger Voice
Forget the book tours. Go online. That was the advice of Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week. If you don’t believe Ferriss, check out this series of interviews with successful authors who are using social media to get their ideas out into the world. The first interview is with Dan Pink, author of…
Read MoreHow I’m Not Ready to Step Back Into the Fire
I set aside time this morning to research burnout and retention in an industry that is new to me. This industry is a potential niche for the organizational/group work I do with a partner. My business partner and I had agreed to review a dozen documents as part of the research, ranging from studies on…
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