Posts by Carol Ross
Who’s Reading Blogs? Maybe Your Grandmother…
Josh Bernoff, co-author of the book, Groundswell, and an analyst at Forrester, provides some fascinating data about the adoption of social media, hot off the WordPress (or whatever his blog is built on.) What makes the data so valuable is not only that it’s current and compares the same data to last year, but also…
Read MoreThink to Talk or Talk to Think?
My friend, Richard, raised my awareness recently about two dominant modes that people operate from: Do you think to talk? On the Myers-Briggs scale, I’m a slight introvert. I often prefer email communication to phone conversations, blogging to speaking opportunities, journaling to a therapy session. Why? Because writing allows me to think to talk. The…
Read MoreAre You Curious, Fearful, Panicked, or Optimistic?
I’m noticing that I seem to be going around in circles, in a good way. For the last several months, I’ve been the optimistic entrepreneur, working on a new venture (www.abiggervoice.com), seeing my revenues continue to increase year over year, and knowing that even in a down cycle, there’s still a lot of money in…
Read MoreHow to Empower Your Team
A kindred spirit from my work on A Bigger Voice wanted her staff to push through barriers in the workplace. She had this saying printed on stickers, for distribution to her team: "Proceed until apprehended." I can’t help but smile when I run across this kind of spirit. What’s your favorite saying at work to…
Read MoreWhat Makes You Angry?
Something wonderful is happening with my work on A Bigger Voice, the social entrepreneur venture that helps innovators with remarkable wisdom create stunning results and sustainability. This week, I got angry. And frustrated. And impatient. I was angry because I saw the arrogance that comes with top down thinking and insularity. When I know the…
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