Posts by Carol Ross
Good to Great = Letting Go of Control
This post from the WSJ is a familiar story: Passionate entrepreneur starts a company, grows the biz to where what made them successful starting out is now a liability. Hires a president to run the company and scale it. Founder has trouble letting go, afraid that her original vision will be changed and that her…
Read MoreWorking with Head and Heart
The Universe must be trying to tell me something. While I am adept at using both head and heart in working with clients, I’ve failed miserably with my family. After the second blow-up with a family member in less than 24 hours, my husband said: "You seem to get along with your clients, but when…
Read MoreTaking the Time to Be Nice
I recently ordered online a birthday gift for my son. In the order form, there was a field for company name. I put in "self-employed ." A few minutes after submitting my order, I received this email from the owner of the company: Hi there, I noticed you filled in Self Employed for company name…
Read MoreThere’s Room for All Voices
Don’t miss this video of a discussion, led by sports commentator, Bob Costas, to hear all about the virtues and dangers of blogs. The lively conversation starts with the editor of a sports blog that gets 10 million hits a month, adds in a profanity-spewing Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, and finally, a professional athlete, who…
Read MoreWisdom on Living Replaces Workplace Tchochke
In past postings, I’ve mentioned Randy Paugh, the Carnegie-Mellon professor dying of pancreatic cancer and the phenomenon of his last lecture. I was intrigued recently when I received an email from a friend who said this: "My manager showed this video to our group recently as our reward for meeting a milestone…His lecture is not…
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