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#BookClub – Trust Me, PR is Dead
Abbie Fink | Sep 29, 2015
How could I not read a book with that title? After all, if PR is dead, I’m going to have to start thinking about a new career. The book was written by Robert Phillips, formerly with Edelman. HMA Public Relations, at one time, was an Edelman affiliate office, so I’ve always been interested in the […]
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The Growth Mindset on the Job
Alison Bailin | July 7, 2015
Last week, HMATime introduced the concept of the “fixed mindset,” based on my recent HMA Book Club selection, “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.” If you remember from the post (available here), someone who has a tendency toward a fixed mindset feels that he or she must always be perfect; never ask for help; get […]
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Alison Bailin | June 24, 2015
I have to be the one to do it. I have to do it perfectly. I have to do it fast. I have to make it look easy. Then, I have to do it all over again tomorrow. These are the thoughts that go through my mind. Every. Single. Day. This is what intellectual types […]
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#BookClub – Wild
Rachel Brockway | Apr 28, 2015
“That my complicated life could be made so simple was astounding.” ― Cheryl Strayed I recently finished the book Wild and at the time I didn’t say to myself that this will be the book that I am going to read for this month’s #BookClub. I had decided to read the book because I noticed […]
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How the Heck are YOU Getting THERE in Five Years?
Alison Bailin | Feb 10, 2015
Every month or so, we are pleased to go all Oprah on our readers and followers with our HMA Book Club. Because I like interactive books and because February is my turn to read a business and/or communications book and report on it to the group (and all of you), I chose Dan Zadra’s “5: […]
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#BookClub – Good Self, Bad Self
Kelly Potts | Dec 3, 2014
It’s no secret that I’m obsessed with Scandal, so when it came time for this month’s #BookClub I HAD to read Judy Smith’s (the real-life Olivia Pope) Good Self, Bad Self. Smith’s website bio reads like the makings of a fantastic television show (obviously Shonda Rhimes thought the same): “Perhaps best known in media circles […]
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#BookClub: Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Shelby Ray | Oct 29, 2014
“Trust begins to emerge when we have a sense that another person or organization is driven by things other than their own self-gain,” said Simon Sinek. This is just one of the many quotable parts of his book, Start With Why, which is what I read for October’s book club. The book was written by […]
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#BookClub – How Great Women Lead
Abbie Fink | Oct 1, 2014
More than the title, what intrigued me about this book was that it was co-written by a mother and daughter. What an amazing experience that must have been to travel the world, interviewing women leaders and creating a book with some of lessons learned from each visit. From presidents and ambassadors, actresses to fashion designers, […]
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#BookClub: Glove Affairs
Scott Hanson | June 19, 2014
We’re in the middle of the baseball season. Of course, a book given to me by Abbie would have something to with America’s pastime. How could Glove Affairs, the Romance, History and Tradition of the Baseball Glove, by Noah Liberman, have anything to do with public relations? Well, it’s a stretch. Like a wide throw […]
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Aiden’s Book Report
Rachel Brockway | June 13, 2014
Recently, Abbie brought in children’s books for the office to read, from a list she had come across, that was about the five children’s books with the best leadership lessons for adults. We all did the book reports and if you remember from my blog yesterday, I had Aiden involved in reading the books as […]
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The “somewhat” Joy of Reading
Rachel Brockway | June 12, 2014
When Abbie brought an idea to the office for us to all read children’s books from a blog she had read, I was super excited. Having a son who is seven we are always reading books (and by always I mean multiple books a day) and I thought this would be a fun project for […]
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First the Egg
Scott Hanson | June 6, 2014
Last month, Abbie discovered a blog that detailed five children’s books every business person should read. I drew First The Egg, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. It’s all of 28 pages, including the title page and the copyright page. First the egg then the chicken. We can all break through on our own. First the tadpole […]
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