Posts by Carol Ross
Tom Peters: Innovation is Easy!
Found this fun video of Tom Peters, from a tweet by @ellennaylor who found it from a blogger, @plish. (Love how that works.) Key messages: Being remarkable is about being original–originally you. Don't follow the pack. Take the lead. Hang out in the fringes if you want fodder for innovation. My take on this: Be…
Read MoreEnabling Social Change Through Social Media: A Bibliography
New to social media and wisdom entrepreneurship and wondering how to move up the learning curve faster? I'll be part of a presentation on enabling social change through social media. The audience is a group of Regis University students who are learning about leadership. I've asked my fellow co-presenters, people well-versed in using social media…
Read MoreWhat’s Missing in Career Advice and How Twitter is Your Research Tool
Walter Akana has a great post today on Building Community for Career Success. He makes the point that opportunities come from people who trust you and trust is fostered in communities. So start focusing on community-building (both online, through places like Twitter, and offline with local groups that interest you.) Where does networking come in?…
Read MoreThree Cups of Tea
I just finished the book, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Dave, my friend from Traverse City and a partner in crime on spreading the word about A Bigger Voice, had seen Mortenson speak last month at a local school. Dave described Mortenson as an ordinary, humble man, doing extraordinary…
Read MoreFact is Stranger Than Fiction
Seen in the local Boulder, CO paper last week. I've removed names to protect the innocent: "Errant Shot at Med Center. Man accidentally shoots self in leg at hospital. A man visiting his family at a [local hospital] accidentally shot himself in the leg at the hospital cafeteria around 12:30pm Tuesday. No one else was…
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