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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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#BookClub – The Three Questions
Kelly Potts | May 30, 2014
My turn to read one of the children’s books that Abbie found out were recommended for every business person should read. Abbie has reviewed her book, The Lost Thing, and Alison has reviewed hers, The Tale I Told Sasha. I read The Three Questions, by Jon Muth. I almost think that Abbie gave me this […]
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#BookClub – The Tale I Told Sasha
Alison Bailin | May 23, 2014
Earlier this month, Abbie found a great blog that detailed out five “kids” books every business person should read. So, our team divvied them up and read each one to glean any and all business advice and lessons within. Abbie’s, titled The Lost Thing, is detailed here. My book, titled The Tale I Told Sasha, […]
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#BookClub: Sweepus Underum Carpetae – Leadership Lesson from The Lost Thing
Abbie Fink | May 16, 2014
I came across a list several weeks ago that talked about five childrens’ books that all business people should read. And since HMA does a book club and there are five of us and five books, I purchased them all and each of us will be writing about one of those books in the weeks […]
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Don’t be fooled…#SpinSucks
Abbie Fink | Apr 1, 2014
Ask any PR professional what’s the one word they hate the most when describing what we do in our profession and it is a safe bet that word will be “spin.” And one professional that is determined to change that perception is Gini Dietrich, author of the blog SpinSucks and the just-released book aptly called […]
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#BookClub – Lean In
Abbie Fink | Feb 26, 2014
I have to admit, with all the excitement around Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, when it came out a few months ago, I was eager to read it. I even bought an extra copy for my friend Dana Hughens. But now that I have worked my way thought it, I have to say that I […]
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“What is…” Wednesday – What is customer service?
Kelly Potts | Oct 16, 2013
In the past, Rachel has written blogs on the power of customer service and social media. She has found success tweeting the companies that she has issues with, and not only getting responses, but getting resolutions. So, when I was having a customer service issue, Rachel suggested I take it to Twitter. And I did. […]
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