Posts by Carol Ross
Your Story Isn’t Who You Are, Secrets to Staying Creative, and Nuts and Bolts
In loading up my iPod for an upcoming trip, I came across these thought-provoking podcasts: The Accidental Creative. The direct link to the podcast on iTunes is:phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=93424211. Todd Henry interviews some great thinkers about their work and how they stay creative. I especially enjoyed the interviews with management guru, Peter Block, author of The Answer…
Read MoreEllen, one of the ABV consultants, who is known for finding all kinds of good stuff on the Internet, found this article by Guy Kawasaki on effective use of LinkedIn. It’s a bit dated (Jan 2007) but still very useful. In addition to making it available to the ABV pilot clients, I’ve sent it to…
Read MorePaying Cash
My husband is the financial genius of the family We have a nice split in responsibilities. I make the money and he makes sure that it grows, like tomato plants in the hot summer sun, instead of slipping away, like water from a leaky garden hose. This may not seem like a fair balance in…
Read MoreThank 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…
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