Posts by Carol Ross
Remind Me When I Get To Maui
A relatively new reader to this blog emailed about finding the archive of older posts on this blog, from three years ago: "I was fascinated by the posts because the "voice" of those posts is very different from the "voice" of newer posts. Not different in a bad/good/value-assigning way–it was just evident that time and…
Read MoreSocial Entrepreneurship
In doing some research for an event I’m facilitating in Traverse City this week on social entrepreneurship, I came across two articles on the topic: The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship by J. Gregory Dees, a faculty member of the Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Dees makes the connection…
Read MoreThe Infinite Game and Stepping Back in the Fire
My friend, Kenny Moore, has a wonderful post about playing a different game in business, the Infinite Game. He helps me remember that including others expands the game and that the question should be, "How can I use the talents of everyone?" rather than "How do the select few serve my agenda?" Kenny’s message is…
Read MoreJoy is…..
. …finding a Starbuck’s at the baggage claim area of a major airport, knowing that I had a three-hour drive in front of me. ….seeing the face of a friend who had fallen in love again, after unexpectedly becoming a widow a couple of years ago. ….picking fresh tomatoes, string beans, and strawberries from my…
Read MoreCase Study: From Dictatorship to Democracy
The Wall Street Journal recently profiled Gene Sharp, founder of the Albert Einstein Institute and a pioneer in researching non-violent resistance principles, based on successful uprisings to dictatorships throughout history. His wisdom is simple: Any dictatorship will eventually collapse if its subjects refuse to obey. The Wikipedia entry for Gene Sharp goes on to say:…
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