Category Archives: Curry College

Patience and Persistence

Posted on August 30, 2021 by kirkhazlett

These two deceptively simple concepts can make a world of difference in how things turn out for someone…including you, dear reader. Yet so many folks can’t seem to wrap their heads around either. I’ll be the first to say that … Continue reading →

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You Can DO This!

Posted on August 16, 2021 by kirkhazlett

I had a brief exchange of messages with a friend/former student this morning about his current job search. He’s feeling a bit frustrated…it’s been a few months, and nothing yet. I try to be both sympathetic and empathetic. Most of … Continue reading →

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Mentoring…“Which Road Should I Take?”

Posted on August 9, 2021 by kirkhazlett

One of my favorite quotes is from Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” when Alice, not sure where she was going, asked the Cheshire Cat for directions… “Cheshire Puss…would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from … Continue reading →

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Ethics…The “Right” Thing

Posted on August 2, 2021 by kirkhazlett

In the past few weeks, I’ve found myself focusing a lot of thought…and putting words on paper…about ethics and ethical behavior. This is in large part due to my involvement as Ethics Officer for the Tampa Bay Chapter, Public Relations … Continue reading →

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Giving Back

Posted on July 12, 2021 by kirkhazlett

I had a really encouraging meeting (Zoom, of course) withGlobal Listening Centre selection committee members to review and discuss nominees for GLC’s “25 Top Women Listeners,” an initiative designed to recognize women in academia and elsewhere who have demonstrated a … Continue reading →

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Bus-ted!

Posted on June 3, 2021 by kirkhazlett

As Ethics Officer for PRSA Tampa Bay as well as a frequent participant in/contributor to PRSA BEPS programming, and Ethics Committee Chair for the Global Listening Centre, I try to portray the highest standards of ethical conduct practice and encourage … Continue reading →

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“Ch…ch…changes”

Posted on July 25, 2020 by kirkhazlett

We’re closing in on the third anniversary of the signing and handshake that finalized our “Where do we retire?” planning and landed us here in Riverview, Florida. For anyone who has paid even the slightest attention to my places-lived record … Continue reading →

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Summertime…and the livin’ is queasy

Posted on July 10, 2020 by kirkhazlett

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am having a devil of a time trying to convince myself that there is a bright-ish side to all this chaos and uncertainty that we have been experiencing. I realize … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on July 2, 2020 by kirkhazlett

No surprise here…I have NO idea what the future holds for any of us. The optimist in me says “Hang in there. Things WILL get better.” The world has been through other, at the time equally daunting, challenges and somehow … Continue reading →

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Professional Courtesy…It’s Not Rocket Science

Posted on June 18, 2020 by kirkhazlett

Okay. You haven’t heard from me since forever. Let’s just say things have been “different” these past several months and let it go at that. But I haven’t just been goofing off…at least not all the time! > I taught … Continue reading →

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