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When Pride Still Mattered -Scott’s take on the story of Vince Lombardi
Scott Hanson | Jan 12, 2012
When Pride Still Mattered by David Maraniss is a biography on Vince Lombardi, arguably the greatest football coach who ever lived. He is best-known for his coaching career with the Green Bay Packers that included seven NFL and/or Super Bowl titles in nine seasons. There are a lot of stories and descriptions about his life, […]
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#LifeisGreat! Revealing the 7 Secrets to a More Joyful You! – @yitzwyne
Abbie Fink | Nov 18, 2011
Most of you know that I had the opportunity to travel to Israel in February 2008 with my lifelong friend Donna. The mission trip was led by Rabbi Yitz Wyne of Young Israel Aish Las Vegas and was attended by Rabbi’s son and five other people. The trip was incredible…so much to do, so much […]
READ MOREWe Are All Weird – #weirdDomino
Abbie Fink | Nov 9, 2011
Now how can you not pick up a book with that title? And the fact that it is written by Seth Godin only makes it more compelling. I downloaded the book to my Kindle a few months ago and finally took the time (all of about 90 minutes) to read it on the very long […]
READ MOREWhere were you when…
Abbie Fink | Sep 9, 2011
This question is being asked a lot this week as we are approaching the 10th anniversary of 9-11. Like many on the West Coast, I was still in bed. After hitting the snooze button a couple times, I heard the very somber voices of Tim and Willy describing what had happened in New York. Because […]
READ MOREYou Can’t NOT Communicate
Scott Hanson | Sep 1, 2011
So, finally I am… Some time ago, David Grossman, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, sent me a copy of his book, You Can’t NOT Communicate. Much of the book focuses on employee communications, offering an excellent collection of tips and approaches to communicating in a way that can help leaders differentiate themselves. In fact, he coined […]
READ MOREBook Club – “Return of the Gold: The Journey of Jerry Colangelo and the Redeem Team"
Alison Bailin | Aug 4, 2011
Each month, one member of the HMA team reads a book of his/her choosing and shares when he/she learned from the book during one of our staff meetings. While the book does not have to be specifically communications focused, we do like for our team members to be able to share nuggets of wisdom within […]
READ MOREBook Club – “Return of the Gold: The Journey of Jerry Colangelo and the Redeem Team”
Alison Bailin | Aug 4, 2011
Each month, one member of the HMA team reads a book of his/her choosing and shares when he/she learned from the book during one of our staff meetings. While the book does not have to be specifically communications focused, we do like for our team members to be able to share nuggets of wisdom within […]
READ MOREListen to Hugh’s advice and Ignore Everybody
Stephanie Lough | June 14, 2011
A short book with many ideas packed in, I found cartoonist-blogger Hugh MacLeod’s “Ignore Everybody” to be inspiring and motivational, even though I wasn’t always able to relate to all the lessons. MacLeod encourages people to find their creativity by deciding what it is one believes in, then to pursue it full-force and risk everything, […]
READ MOREBook Report Alert!
HMA Public Relations | May 6, 2011
HMA Public Relations recently played host to one of the Humphrey Fellows at the Cronkite School at ASU – Mohammed Alauddin. He was nice enough to offer up a guest book report blog for us! Take it away, Alauddin! There are few books that I actually enjoy reading but Robert L. Dilenschneider’s Power and Influence is one […]
READ MOREBook Club – The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur
Brittany Richardson | Apr 21, 2011
So it is my turn to review a book for the HMA book club. Stopped into Abbie’s office – she has a ton of books. She suggested The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, a book about starting your own business. The author, Mike Michalowicz, is speaking at the upcoming Counselors Academy conference that she is chairing and […]
READ MORE“What is” Wednesday – What is Public Relations? Anne Buchanan’s Take
Scott Hanson | Mar 2, 2011
Each Wednesday, HMA Time asks a guest blogger one simple question – What is….? Thus far, we’ve asked folks from across the globe to tell us “What is public relations” to them. This week, we ask this question to Anne Buchanan. Buchanan is president of Buchanan Public Relations in Philadelphia and a founding member and […]
READ MORE“What is…” Wednesday – What is Public Relations? Gary McCormick’s Take
HMA Public Relations | Jan 19, 2011
Have you ever been asked, “What do you do,” only to get a blank stare when you reply, “Public Relations?” We sure have! And here is why – we do a lot, and many of us do it differently. While we can all define public relations for people based on our old journalism textbooks or […]
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