Boundary crossers include:
- Tama Kieves, a Harvard Law School grad and now an author, speaker, and coach who teaches individuals how to listen to their inner voice
- James Haensly, an American in Singapore who speaks fluent Japanese and bridges the gap between marketing and sales and engineering in a technology firm
- Atsuko Horiguchi, a World Bank executive and committed yogi.
These individuals have all crossed the boundaries of domains as part of their creative genius.
In the book, A WHOLE NEW MIND, Daniel Pink describes boundary crossers as individuals who “develop expertise in multiple spheres…and find joy in the rich variety of human experience. They live multi lives—because that’s more interesting, and ….more effective…. Boundary crossers reject either/or choices and seek multiple options and blended solutions. They lead a hyphenated life filled with hyphenated jobs and enlivened by hyphenated identities.”
Does this sound like you?
• Literate in multiple cultures
• Move between different groups, effortlessly and with the finesse of a diplomat
• See relationships between disparate things that most people never notice
• Is both analytical and intuitive
• Delight in working in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Defy traditional gender role stereotyping. (Great minds are androgynous!)
If so, you may be a boundary crosser.
Where Boundary Crossers Get Stuck
As a boundary crosser it’s not always easy. What you might experience as a boundary crosser:
• You travel among many worlds and belong to none.
• While others may see you as graceful in dealing with a variety of people and situations, internally, it doesn’t feel that way to you.
• Being open to a wide variety of experiences and having a number of angles with which to approach an issue, you can get distracted.
• You feel awkward when the markers of success for other people don’t do anything for you.
You are not alone.
The Boundary Crosser Advantage
In the Boundary Crosser Group Coaching program, you’ll meet other like-minded souls to learn how to:
- Embrace boundary crossing as an asset. Understand how you are uniquely positioned in groups/organizations to change the game in one or more worlds.
- Develop your personal brand on being a boundary crosser. Be more of yourself, naturally.
- Increase the richness of your experiences. It’s not about achieving more. It’s about experiencing more.
Groups are limited to 8 people to provide a rich experience. We meet over the phone to maximize your time and to draw participants from around the world. As part of a group, expect to expand your thinking and network, with accomplished professionals from a diverse range of disciplines.
When Like-Minded Souls Come Together
Imagine being part of a group of like-minded individuals, led by a professional coach, who facilitates meaningful, insightful dialogue. You'll be offered the chance to receive individual coaching on an issue that the rest of the group is grappling with. Twice a month, wherever you call in from, you'll immediately step into a:
• Whine-free zone
• Circle of caring advocates
• Harbor of honesty in a confidential setting
• Comfort zone in times of difficulties
• Reservoir of wisdom
You'll experience more from everyday life, transform your work, and see more of yourself through the eyes of others.
About Your Coach
Carol Ross has been a boundary crosser all her life. She is Asian-American, growing up in a Midwestern town of 250,000, where the only other Asians in town were her cousins. Carol worked as a chemical engineer in the male-dominated world of nuclear power, as a Bell Labs engineer, and now is a coach, team development consultant, writer, and podcaster. She specializes in working with whole brain thinkers—helping intelligent, analytical professionals power up their creativity and energy.
Carol is certified by the Coaches Training Institute and credentialed by the International Coach Federation. Visit her podcast, Live Action Coaching, www.liveactioncoaching to hear her playful and insightful coaching style and her blog, www.blog.carolrossandassociates.com to read her musings. Listen to her interviews with whole brain thinkers at www.wholenewmindpodcast.com.
Investment in Time and Money
Two 75-minute calls per month. Four-month commitment. $200/month.
Dates and Times: The group will meet on the following Thursdays: Feb 7, Feb 21, Mar 6, Mar 20, Apr 3, Apr 17, May 1, May 15. All calls are at 1pm PT, 2pm MT, 3pm CT, 4pm ET.
Groups are limited to 8 individuals.
To Register
Click here to schedule a 15-minute call with Carol. The purpose of the call is to ensure that there is a fit between your needs and what this program has to offer. Yes, there is a selection process on BOTH sides so that the experience for the participants is truly one of being in an affinity group--like-minded individuals on a similar journey.
UPDATE: I don't have another group scheduled to start until 2009. If you are a boundary crosser and interested in individual coaching, please contact me by clicking here.
