Posts by Carol Ross
Joy 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:…
Read MoreThree Types of Boundary Crossers
When I think back on the kinds of boundary crossers that I’ve run into, they seem to fall into three camps: Individuals who have had a successful career in one area and a passionate hobby in another world (e.g., software developer during the week and musician on the weekends) Individuals who are starting a career…
Read MoreJet Lag, Part 2
In my posting titled Jet Lag, I talked about catching up your beliefs, behaviors, and mindset to who you are today. The same type of "jet lag" can happen with catching up to who others are now. For the last few years, I’ve been struggling with jet lag when it comes to my sons, as…
Read MoreThe Long Tail
I finished The Long Tail by Chris Anderson a couple of weeks ago but have been procrastinating writing a post about it. Maybe it’s because there’s so much that resonates with me that it’s hard to pick one or two things to talk about. It was the same when I read Clay Shirkey’s Here Comes…
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