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Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure - Part 5 in a Series

It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have a whole new perspective. I am at a very different place in my life than I was when I last strapped those shoes on and tightened that harness.

I guess that I must still feel pretty at ease way up the wall because my mind was on more than where I would put my foot or hand next. I couldn’t help but think about how many analogies there are to make between climbing and leadership.
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Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 2/15/2010 9:07 AM | Add Comment

Creating a Vision Board - Lessons Learned as I updated mine!

I just updated my vision board and want to share some lessons learned as this new one is much better than my last! Some simple tweaks that made all the difference!<< MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 1/23/2010 3:10 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

A New Perspective May be Closer than You Think

This morning I was in my office early and was the first to arrive. I turned on just a few lights in adjacent hallways and suddenly found myself maneuvering down a dark path towards the back office, the light switch inconveniently located several feet behind.<< MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 1/19/2010 7:46 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure - Part 4 in a Series

Communication – on belay, belay on, climbing – climb on. These are the precise commands used in the climbing world to assure that you and your belayer are on the same page. Very important. << MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 1/15/2010 11:31 AM | Add Comment

No Mission? You’ve Got Drama!

You must have a clear mission for your business. Why? Of course there are the business reasons. Your mission will provide you with a road map and will help you make quicker yes or no decisions about services to provide or partnerships to create. But, believe it or not, this is not the primary reason from my perspective. The main reason to have a clear mission statement is that you will experience less drama. << MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 1/7/2010 11:44 AM | Add Comment

Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure - Part 3 in a Series

I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. I couldn’t help but think about how many analogies there are to make between climbing and leadership.<< MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 1/2/2010 4:56 PM | Add Comment

Remove Your Junk and Be Who You Were Meant to Be!!

What barriers stand in the way of your being who you were meant to be and doing what you were meant to do? Kirsten explores some common barriers.<< MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 12/29/2009 7:05 PM | Add Comment

Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure - Part 2 in a Series

I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. I guess that I must still feel pretty at ease way up the wall because my mind was on more than where I would put my foot or hand next. I couldn’t help but think about how many analogies there are to make between climbing and leadership. << MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 12/22/2009 7:03 PM | Add Comment

Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure Part 1 in a Series

I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. I guess that I must still feel pretty at ease way up the wall because my mind was on more than where I would put my foot or hand next. I couldn’t help but think about how many analogies there are to make between climbing and leadership.<< MORE >>
Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 12/22/2009 6:29 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Behavioral Based Intervewing - A Very Quick Overview

Behavioral Based Interviewing is a great technique to help you avoid the candidates that won't add up and identify those rock stars.  Watch to get a super quick synopsis of this very useful interviewing technique:


Posted by Kirsten E. Ross at 12/4/2009 8:43 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment
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