Category Archives: Public Relations Society of America

Your Career and You: “Success…A ‘Moving’ Experience”

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

To say that this summer has been “different” would be the grandest understatement in the history of the spoken word. Margaret (my wife) and I are in the final throes of building/buying a new (our first) home…in Florida (a new … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Professional Development-It’s the Way ‘Up’ for You”

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

My Madrid-based friend and colleague, Corina Manea, published a thought-provoking piece recently on professional development in which she laid out a terrific roadmap for planning your route to future success. I immediately shared it with everyone I could think of, … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “It’s What I Do”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by

I do some “navel-gazing” once in a while. I learned a long time ago that reality checks are a critical part of making sure you’re not losing control of your sanity. Recently, I’ve started a semi-habit of tallying up everything … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Looking Back; Planning Forward”

Posted on January 9, 2017 by

Life’s funny (said the wise professor). It’s totally unpredictable, but so much of it can be, if not predicted, at least planned for. I know that this uncertainty makes most of my PR Concentration students at Curry College a little … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Mentoring – The ‘Gift’ That Keeps on Giving”

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

I thought this year was going to go out peacefully. 2016 has been one hell of a year for me, and I was kind of hoping it would just quietly slink away and out of sight. But NOOoooo! Bit the … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Mentoring…Why We Do What We Do”

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Mentoring…I talked about this in my last post but some cool stuff has happened since then, so bear with me… I was hit (happily) with the realization that mentoring occurs on at two levels. The one that we most often … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “On Mentors and Mentees”

Posted on November 5, 2016 by

I’m often asked by my Curry College colleagues and students, “Why do you teach?” Logical question given that, even today…some 15 years into this profession…I really don’t think of myself as a “teacher.” Rather, I like to think I’m a … Continue reading →

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