Empathy in leadership

By on January 21st, 2011 In Employee Communications, People

It’s not easy to spot a leader. They are often confused with visionaries and sometimes managers. Leaders don’t always stand out, and like a good football referee, the best ones seldom make their own noise. Men like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg aren’t leaders, they’re visionaries. They rely on other people to make their ideas [...]

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Phoenix PRSA 2011 Board of Directors

By on January 14th, 2011 In People

The Phoenix Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announces its 2011 executive committee and board members. Serving the chapter will be: Executive Committee • President: Alan Bunnell of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation/APS • President-Elect: Christie Silverstein, APR, of Valley Forward Association • Vice President, Communications & Reputation Management: Amy O’Hara of Allison [...]

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Last blog post for me – welcome, 1984

By on December 31st, 2010 In People, Valley PR Blog

It’s time for me to exit Valley PR Blog officially.  I hadn’t planned on this when I first started blogging three years ago, but the un-squelchable series of pains and maladies that continue to afflict me can only be minimized if I finally face my reality, the new “normal.” Over the last decade, as I felt [...]

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Does the rise of women mean the fall of men?

By on December 21st, 2010 In Best Practices, People

I’ve never understood most battles in the business world. I’ve also never understood why we often assume that any struggle, unless it’s dealing with hard numbers, is a zero sum game. Men versus women, old versus young and analog versus digital make little sense to me, yet the arguments never die. Ever. Now we’re being [...]

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How many PR companies post fake reviews online?

By on December 18th, 2010 In People, Social Media

Fake reviews on sites such as Yelp, iTunes and Amazon are usually pretty easy to spot, but that doesn’t make it okay. While I can understand a company asking their friends to post reviews about their business or product in hopes of some promotion, any time a company or their representatives blatantly misrepresent themselves and [...]

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Canyon taps Stevenson as new PR director

By on December 15th, 2010 In Agencies, People

Canyon Communications has hired Rob Stevenson, ABC as director of public relations. Prior to joining Canyon, Rob spent more than 16 years in Canada working in the public relations field in a variety of industries, including healthcare and military operations. In this position, Rob is responsible for managing Canyon’s public relations department and providing public [...]

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