Sat.Feb 22, 2014 - Fri.Feb 28, 2014

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Lessons for critical communications from the Sochi Olympics

Melissa Agnes

'By Garth Rowan, Communications Consultant and member of the Agnes + Day Crisis Intelligence Team. When bad things happen, some of us rise and some fall. These are the times when you want to tap into the mindset of an Olympic gold medal winner. Why? It’s all about high stakes performance and that’s where similarities between the world of the top athlete and the crisis communicator run parallel.

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How to Evaluate Multiple Job Offers

PR Job Coach

'If you are one of the fortunate few to begin benefitting from the slow-going jobs recovery you are in an enviable position. Furthermore, if the offers number more than one you truly are in an exceptional position and can count your lucky stars for your luck, diligence, experience and brilliance. In a recent New York Times editorial , Thomas Friedman opines about the factors necessary to get a job at Google.

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Have You Heard of the #CoolestInterviewEver?

Waxing UnLyrical

'Disclosure: HCL is a client of my agency, Six Degrees PR. However, the campaign partners are ITSA Brand Solutions and FrogIdeas. I thought this was an interesting campaign, and wanted to share my thoughts with WUL readers. Have you ever been to an interview where you don’t have to speak at all, yet are expected to answer whatever the interviewer asks?

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Apple’s Huge Security Breach and Lack of Proper Crisis Communications

Melissa Agnes

'Apple is in the process of fixing what The Globe and Mail has called a “gaping hole” within their security software, “which gave spies and hackers the ability to grab e-mail, financial information and other sensitive data.” What a nightmare. We know (or at least we should know) that we’re always at risk of security breaches and hack-attacks when it comes to the online world.

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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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Apple Fixes its Security Breach But Does Not Mention It

Melissa Agnes

'I recently read a book – a really great book – titled “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” Within the book, Carmine Gallo, the author, kept saying things like (and I’m paraphrasing) “unless you’re Jobs and cofounded Apple, you can’t get away with xyz” These comments are what filled my mind as I updated my Macbook Air to fix the security breach that we were all made susceptible to, and I read the following: Nowhere within this update info

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Monday Roundup: Overcoming Obstacles

Waxing UnLyrical

'So. It’s still cold here. What about where you’re at? Hmmph. Image: Siddharth Sharma via Flickr, CC 2.0. Whether we like it or not, obstacles are a part of life … and work. And part of life – and what makes work fun – is figuring out how to overcome them. That’s the focus of this week’s roundup: overcoming obstacles (and after reading this post, you may be able to identify some of these in your own business).