A Creative Lesson in Bad PR
Since last weekend, Creative Labs has been dealing with a PR nightmare over its reaction to daniel_k, a programmer who was providing modified sound card drivers that resolved Windows Vista compatibility issues for some products. The Consumerist, has the complete story.
Here, as was the case with Scrabulous, was an excellent opportunity for a company to [...]
My Corporate New Year Resolutions - 2008
The new year is always a time for resolutions - loose weight, exercise more. I make those too, but this year I thought I would make a separate set of resolutions for my business life. So, in 2008 I commit to the following changes:
Be nicer. I often come across as abrasive. It’s something I am [...]
Inside the Mind of a Business Book Publicist
Business book publicist Barbara Cave Henricks has a new blog.
On Kindle:
While the purist in me refuses to imagine a world without physical books, I can’t help but think of my children and the entire generation to which they belong, who have grown up in a world not only digital, but instant and on demand. The [...]
Do You Have a Miserable Job?
I recently began reading Patrick Lencioni’s books on management (published by our Jossey Bass imprint.) If you are not familiar with his books I encourage you to take a look at them as I am finding that they among the best business books I have ever read. His most recent title The 3 [...]
Not Now Buddy, Daddy’s Negotiating Your Starting Salary
Are you kidding me? I had absolutely no idea this was happening, but according to this Boston Business Journal report (via Kent Blumberg) there are actually parents who call the HR departments of companies where their child is interviewing to pitch their kid!
According to nearly 25 percent of the 750 employers responding to [...]
