Posts by Carol Ross
Thank God for Sisters and Nordstroms
As I emerge from a period of burnout, I’ve really begun to appreciate my sister, whose house is a five minute walk from my home. She called me up to go to Nordstrom’s anniversary sale this morning. We went for an hour–a true girly girl outing in the middle of the day, in between my…
Read MoreThe Essence of ABV
Just as we need to capture the essence of what our clients are about, we need to do the same for ABV. At the core, what is ABV about? It’s something that I’ve been pondering for awhile. While working with the ABV team as their "client," we came up with these words: "Do more good…
Read MoreLove Is In the Air, Or At Least in the Water
I noticed recently that a large number of my clients have gotten married or will get married this year. One in January, one in June, one this Friday, one in August, and one in September. For all but one, this is not the first time at the altar. What’s that about? I hope it means…
Read MoreABV Pilot Update
This week, the ABV team had wrap-up meetings with each of the pilot clients. It’s been rewarding to see how far each client has come, in different ways. And there are some common results that I’m observing: Cohesiveness. We asked each client to "tell their story" at the beginning of the pilot and then in…
Read MoreBurnout: Symptoms and Antidotes
I’ve been missing in action on all of my blogs over the last week. I realized over the weekend that I was on the edge of burnout. Small things were bringing me to tears. I was having trouble getting out of bed before 8am and even then, moving slowly for the rest of the day.…
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