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January 28, 2009
Opportunities Abound in a Troubled Economy
Ugly. That’s the only way to describe what happened on Monday, when companies across the nation announced that over 72,000 workers would be laid off. Caterpillar, General Motors, Home Depot, IBM, Pfizer, Sprint Nextel, and Texas Instruments were among those announcing workforce reductions. Even two National Football League teams — the Indianapolis Colts and the Washington Redskins — said they were paring their employee rolls. (Read more…)
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April 7, 2001
Penalized by the Media
The murder of professional football player Sean Taylor was shocking, but how the media initially reacted to the news was not. The twenty-four-year-old was punished for not playing ball. (Read more…)
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April 3, 2001
PR Rogues
Three months ago, I would have loved to be David Stern, Roger Goodell, Arthur Blank or Bud Selig. These days, however, I would not want to trade places with any of them. (Read more…)
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March 19, 2001
Do This, Don’t Do That
Do Admit and Take Responsibility for Your Mistakes: National Football League Referee Ed Hochuli broke the hearts of San Diego Chargers fans two weeks when he blew a call near the end of a game against the Denver Broncos. The mistake allowed the Broncos to win on a last-second touchdown pass, and fans responded by flooding Hochuli’s inbox with nasty messages and using sports radio shows to stone the referee verbally. How did Hochuli respond? By replying personally to upset fans, admitting his mistake and apologizing. (Read more…)
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January 25, 2001
The Mouths That Roared
At least two people have been fired in recent weeks for speaking out in the media. One was fired for saying negative things about fellow co-workers. The other was fired for expressing religious beliefs. In both cases, their respective employers acted appropriately. (Read more…)