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Your Career and You: “Connecting the Dots”

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

We’re nearing the finish line for the academic year both at Curry College, where I ride herd over the Communication Department’s undergrad Public Relations Concentration and teach most of the PR courses, and at Regis College, where I teach part-time … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Sorry? Or Sorry I Got Caught?”

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

I’m on a slightly different rant today than usual thanks to a Vanity Fair article on former CIA Director David Petraeus and his “PR comeback.” While I’m not surprised that he’s trying to salvage his torpedoed reputation both as a … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “Spring Brake…Time for a Break!”

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

We’re off this week at Curry College, and my young charges are scattered hither and yon (mostly yon). Regis College was off last week…not sure how they schedule these things! Given the weather we’ve experienced here in the Boston area … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: “In PR, Common Courtesies Should Come Naturally”

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

I’m writing this in my “den”…also known as the “Red Line”…part of Boston’s subway system. The “T,” as the system is informally called, is my laboratory for the study of human…and not-so-human…behavior. I am continually fascinated/repulsed by the actions of … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: "Love Hurts"

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

I had coffee with a friend yesterday…one of my budding PR superstars from Curry College, where I oversee the public relations concentration and teach most of the PR courses…who has been out in the “real world” for about three years … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: "Placing the Blame"

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

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Your Career and You…"Check the Facts; THEN Communicate!"

Posted on July 22, 2010 by

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Getting Started in the New Year

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

As I tentatively dip my toe into the uncharted waters of the new year, I have decided the time has come to put my thoughts down on the closest thing to paper offered by my computer. Hence this blog, in … Continue reading →

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