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goodreads Book Reviews

31Oct
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As described on their website, goodreads is the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations. Their mission is to help people find and share books they love. This popular and respected publication reviewed my book, “When the Headline Is YOU” and wrote; “Ansell presents...

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Restore Your Reputation

04Feb
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“I’m so very sorry. I’m doing everything possible to ease your pain and make this right.” When you make a mistake you need to immediately and genuinely apologize. Timing is critical and so is authentic empathy. If you hesitate or deny like Toronto Mayor Rob Ford does, or you come...

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How to Avoid a PR Crisis

20Jan
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When Aaron Broverman interviewed me for his Marketwired article, How to Avoid a PR Crisis, I told him, “Every situation is different, but if I’m going to speak generally, the key to handling any PR crisis is to take action as quickly as you can.” It’s also important to ask yourself...

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Mayor Rob Ford Controversy Escalates

29Nov
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The Toronto Mayor Rob Ford story is getting press all over the world. Although most people in Ford’s position would consider it a news media crisis and public relations nightmare, the mayor is promoting his drunkenness, crack smoking, and rants about killing someone as a way to inject his name...

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Mayor Rob Ford Crack Scandal Explodes

02Nov
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Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford, is big news not only in Canada, but around the world. Even Jay Leno is talking about Toronto’s infamous mayor. It was recently learned a video showing Mayor Rob Ford with a crack pipe has been found by police. Ford earlier denied such a video existed. Today, I appeared...

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Phillipine Star “What If?”

16Oct
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The Philippine Star, using quotes from my book, recently featured an article for its Business Life section entitled, “You’re only as good as your worst quote.” The article sparked a number of comments from readers. Consequently, they published a second article called “What If?...

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Shikatani Lacroix Design

19Feb
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, president of Shikatani Lacroix Design Inc., interviewed me recently. We had a great chat about what you need to do when a crisis strikes your company unexpectedly, and trust me, a crisis is always a surprise. The interview provides insight about how to help keep your company’s...

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Controversy over Amendment One

16Nov
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The Charlotte Observer interviewed me recently for my observations regarding controversy over Amendment One, which is part of the presidential primaries in North Carolina. I told the Observer, “Clearly, companies need to carefully think through the short, medium and long-term consequences of their...

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Lawyers as Spokespersons

11Sep
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I was interviewed recently by Pablo Fuchs for an article published in CCCA – Canadian Corporate Counsel Association magazine. We covered a variety of topics regarding the challenges of lawyers becoming involved as spokespersons during a time of crisis for their clients. You can read the entire...

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Nazi War Criminals Living in Canada

15Aug
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In the early 80′s I hunted and researched Nazi War Criminals Living in Canada. In 1982, Paul Appleby and I published an article in the Toronto Star documenting our horrific findings about Nazi war criminal, Haralds Puntulis. In total, it was published in eighteen Canadian newspapers across the...

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