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Career Lessons from Bridgegate: Don’t be a Savior or a Martyr

PR Job Coach

'Time and again we are witness to crises of major proportion that often are unbelievable and defy a thinking person''s logic. Bridgegate is one such example. How on heaven''s green earth would anybody with an ounce of intelligence think that they could get away with creating a traffic jam on a major artery between New York and New Jersey and not get caught.

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Monday Roundup: Happy New Year

Waxing UnLyrical

'Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season and are well rested, ready to take on 2014. In the spirit of the season, this week’s roundup features seven posts from around the web focused on the new year and what lies ahead. That’s a photo of red lanterns gliding into the Kolkata skies as part of The Tollygunge Club ‘s New Year’s Eve festivities, which is where I spent NYE. 1.

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Loving or loathing LinkedIn

Greenbanana PR

'I’m in two minds about LinkedIn both personally and professionally. In some ways it is the most irritating of social media networks, but also it can be highly useful. I tend to feel LinkedIn (the topic of my second January post reflecting on Social Media) doesn’t really know what it is any more and is […].

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Forrest Gump Was Right…Life IS a Box of Chocolates

Waxing UnLyrical

'It has become abundantly clear to me over the past few years that life – through which we all must pass – is an ever-evolving puzzle and a genuine delight. Image: Adam Collins via Flickr, CC 2.0. Good things come our way, sometimes unexpectedly; and not-so-good (I’m a PR guy; I can’t say “bad”!) things fall on us. This has become particularly interesting to me in my now decade-long role of “head honcho” of the Curry College Communication Department’s undergraduate Public Relations C

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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Because the Door is Left Open All Day

Waxing UnLyrical

'I’ve been in India for the past three weeks. Two weeks were vacation; this week and next I’ve been/am working remotely (which is actually going quite well now that I’ve gotten into my groove. I’ll tell you more about that after I get back to the U.S. next week). While I miss my husband and canines, the fun part of this “workation” ( tons of photos on Instagram!